Creates an "alias package".

pypi-link

#!/usr/bin/python
import os
import shutil
import subprocess
import sys
import tempfile

name = subprocess.check_output(['python', 'setup.py', '--name']).strip()
url = "https://pypi.python.org/pypi/%s/" % name
description = subprocess.check_output(['python', 'setup.py', '--description']).strip()
assert 'python' not in name
alias = "python-%s" % name
author = subprocess.check_output(['python', 'setup.py', '--author']).strip()
author_email = subprocess.check_output(['python', 'setup.py', '--author-email']).strip()

try:
    path = tempfile.mkdtemp()
    os.chdir(path)
    with open(os.path.join(path, 'setup.py'), 'wb') as fh:
        fh.write(b"""# encoding: utf8

from setuptools import setup

setup(
    name=%(alias)r,
    version="0.0",
    url=%(url)r,
    description=%(description)r,
    long_description='''Use `%(name)s <%(url)s>`_ instead.''',
    author=%(author)r,
    platforms=['all'],
    zip_safe=False,
    author_email=%(author_email)r,
    install_requires=[%(name)r],
)
""" % globals())

    subprocess.call(['python', 'setup.py'] + sys.argv[1:])
finally:
    shutil.rmtree(path)