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I must say that RPython is not a very good name. I assumed it was a system for R and python integration. Like say the RPython package http://rpython.r-forge.r-p

I must say that RPython is not a very good name. I assumed it was a system for R and python integration. Like say the RPython package http://rpython.r-forge.r-project.org http://rpython.r-forge.r-project.org

maroonblazer 11y ago
Me too. Why not call it PythonC?
- bbrazil 11y ago
  That could cause confusion with CPython (the main python implementation) and possibly also Cython (C extensions for Python).
- pekk 11y ago
  RPython isn't really much like C, so that would be misleading.
AlphaSite 11y ago
It makes sense when you consider it as 'Restricted Python' (although there is another project of the same name).
et2o 11y ago
I had the exact same thought. R is a pretty high-profile language; they could even couch a name change in positive terms. They'd probably get more publicity if they weren't competing with a popular package.