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| author | Anderson Bravalheri <andersonbravalheri@gmail.com> | 2021-11-04 03:45:56 +0000 |
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| committer | Anderson Bravalheri <andersonbravalheri@gmail.com> | 2021-11-04 13:19:52 +0000 |
| commit | 57b3810abcfa453b8b00e128fb90b7fa9c3dfe69 (patch) | |
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Add a note about inspiration
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diff --git a/docs/images/README.rst b/docs/images/README.rst index 582a44a1..d80dc965 100644 --- a/docs/images/README.rst +++ b/docs/images/README.rst @@ -59,6 +59,18 @@ Also notice that you might have to `install the correct fonts`_ to be able to visualise or edit some of the designs. +Inspiration +=========== + +This design was inspired by :user:`cajhne`'s `original proposal`_ and the +ancient symbol of the ouroboros_. +It features a snake moving in a circular trajectory not only as a reference to +the Python programming language but also to the `wheel package format`_ as one +of the distribution formats supported by setuptools. +The shape of the snake also resembles a cog, which together with the hammer is +a nod to the two words that compose the name of the project. + + License ======= @@ -102,3 +114,6 @@ https://github.com/pypa/setuptools. .. _Inkscape: https://inkscape.org .. _setuptools repository: https://github.com/pypa/setuptools .. _install the correct fonts: https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Installing_fonts +.. _original proposal: https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/2227#issuecomment-653628344 +.. _wheel package format: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0427/ +.. _ouroboros: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros |