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by andsoitis 177 days ago
> imports, ingest, dataimport, ímport, impørt.

a few good principles (not rules) for naming libraries:

a) signal abstraction level

b) avoid being too literal for it constrains evolution

c) pronounceable and spellable

d) prefer nouns over verbs because libraries are things not actions

e) metaphors beat descriptions

Consequently, I would avoid imports, ímport, impørt

"Ingest" feels like it is in a good direction. Any good reason not to use it?

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Agreed, I like `ingest` as well. It does somewhat violate principle d), but the other solutions violate more of those. And to your point, they're principles, not rules.
How about `importer`?