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Comment by zahlman

Both names have sensible etymology ("Python [implemented in] Python"; "Python Package Index") and are pronounced differently (PyPI is "pie pee eye").

PyPy dates to 2007 (older than Pip!); back then I'm pretty sure people were still calling PyPI the Cheeseshop, and it was still hosted on the main python.org site for years after that (https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/guides/migrating-to-p...).

parent zahlman 1 month ago

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