bin/*.py files

[Brook Milligan <brook%nmsu.edu@localhost>]

I have a series of packages that like to install executable files with *.py names.  It seems that the extension is not helpful, other than to match the upstream distribution.  From a user perspective it makes remembering the name of commands more complicated, because most do not have such extensions.

What is best practice here?  Should we follow upstream (i.e., with *.py extensions) or more standard Unix command name convention (i.e., without *.py extensions)?

Thanks for your thoughts.

Cheers,
Brook