py-scikits-learn: name should be py-scikit-learn

[yag532@…]

The scikit-learn ports are hard to find because they are named "scikits-learn" (extra s)

example: py27-scikits-learn @0.12 (python, science)

Additionally, the official homepage for scikit-learn lists the port name as py27-sklearn, which doesn't exist. Once the naming is figured out, someone should notify the scikit-learn.org.

​http://scikit-learn.org/stable/install.html

lists the

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

I presume the reporter meant to conclude by saying that the scikit-learn install page states incorrectly:

The macport’s package is named py26-sklearn or py27-sklearn depending on the version of Python. It can be installed by typing the following command:

sudo port install py26-sklearn

or:

sudo port install py27-sklearn

depending on the version of Python you want to use.

Presumably this naming issue goes for the other py-scikits ports as well:

$ port echo name:^py-scikit
py-scikits-image                
py-scikits-learn                
py-scikits-module               
py-scikits-statsmodels          
py-scikits-umfpack         

[stromnov (Andrey Stromnov)]

Yes, this name was selected for similarity/compatibility with other py-scikits ports.

For some historical reasons all scikit(s) ports depends on 'scikits' python namespace (even when package was named as 'scikit-*'). Also, some of packages named as 'scikit_*', while other as 'scikit-*'.

Although, currently some of this packages are subjects to rename:

py-scikits-image - now lives only in 'skimage' namespace, so this port actually is no longer 'scikit'

py-scikits-learn (actually py-scikit-learn) - lives in 'sklearn' and 'scikits.learn' python namespaces (note 'scikits.learn', but not 'scikit.learn')

py-scikits-module - it's a package for handling 'scikits' python namespace in MacPorts.

py-scikits-statsmodels - lives in 'statsmodels' namespace and in 'scikits.statsmodels' until version 0.5.x

py-scikits-umfpack and other - see ​http://svn.scipy.org/svn/scikits/trunk/

For now (until package is not fully switched to 'sklearn' namespace) I think it preferably to keep current name, but add some aliases (such as 'sklearn' and 'scikit-learn') for searching purposes.

[stromnov (Andrey Stromnov)]

Done in r104053.