On 2023-07-05 00:00, Christopher Barker wrote:
I'm noting this, because I think it's part of the problem to be solved,
but maybe not the mainone (to me anyway). I've been focused more on
"these packages are worthwhile, by some definition of worthwhile). While
I think Chris A is more focused on "which of these seemingly similar
packages should I use?" -- not unrelated, but not the same question either.
I noticed this in the discussion and I think it's an important
difference in how people approach this question. Basically what some
people want from a curated index is "this package is not junk" while
others want "this package is actually good" or even "you should use this
package for this purpose".
I think that providing "not-junk level" curation is somewhat more
tractable, because this form of curation is closer to a logical OR on
different people's opinions. It may be that many people tried a package
and didn't find it useful, but if at least one person did find it
useful, then we can probably say it's not junk.
Providing "actually-good level" curation or "recommendations" is
harder, because it means you actually have to address differences of
opinion among curators.
Personally I tend to think a not-junk type curation is the better one
to aim at, for a few reasons. First, it's easier. Second, it
eliminates one of the main problems with trying to search for packages
on pypi, namely the huge number of "mytestpackage1"-type packages.
Third, this is what conda-forge does and it seems to be working pretty
well there.
--
Brendan Barnwell
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no
path, and leave a trail."
--author unknown
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