Function make_app_name

constructor/briefcase.py:94–99

Takes an arbitrary string with at least one alphanumeric character, and makes it into a valid Python package name.

(name, source)

def make_app_name(name, source):
    """Takes an arbitrary string with at least one alphanumeric character, and makes it into a valid Python package name."""
    app_name = re.sub(r"[^a-z0-9]+", "-", name.lower()).strip("-")
    if not app_name:
        raise ValueError(f"{source} contains no alphanumeric characters")
    return app_name


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