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by JackHopkins 947 days ago
Thoughts on something like PyMonkeyPatch? GorillaPatch?
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Honestly dude, just drop the simian theme and pick a different, possibly-endangered animal instead.

Monkeys have nothing to do with your project and were a meme over a decade ago, which makes your brand-new project look dated.

Apes are associated with being heavyweight and freakishly strong and have been long-associated with racial slurs in America. You're only ever one degree removed from coming out with "chimpout.py" or "statutoryape.py" or something else that'll get you cancelled for unintended racism.

Your tool seems like it's meant to be reliable, used for work, and possibly elegant in its code. Consider the name of a work animal for their efficiency or birds for lightweight, graceful maneuverability.

Yeah this is fair. I’m not attached to a simian theme if we’re ditching specific association to monkey-patching something. Or indeed, a ‘patching’ theme for that matter.

A new name is definitely in order. I will think about it over the weekend.

Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it.