python-biopython-sql package

[Peter Cock]

Hi,

I am one of the Biopython developers, and am also a Ubuntu user.  It
is great that you guys package this all up for our Debian and Ubuntu
Biopython users - thanks you.

I've just noticed that the name and description of the
python-biopython-sql  package is rather misleading, e.g. see
http://packages.debian.org/unstable/python/python-biopython-sql
http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/python/python-biopython-sql
(or the description shown in Synaptic Package Manager):

> python-biopython-sql
> SQL support for the Biopython library
> This is the python2.2 version of the Biopython-SQL library which provides support for SQL.

Its probably a bad idea to change the package name now, but I would
have called it python-biopython-biosql. Also it isn't tied to Python
2.2 in any way.  My suggestion:

> python-biopython-sql
> Biopython support for the BioSQL database schema
> This is the Biopython interface to a BioSQL database (see www.biosql.org
> for details).  BioPerl, BioJava and BioRuby also provide their own BioSQL
> interfaces onto the same shared SQL schema.

It would also be nice if all the python-biopython-sql package
webpages/metadata could include www.biosql.org (in addition to
www.biopython.org) on the "External Resources" section.

Thanks!

Peter
(on behalf of Biopython)