--- a/makeitso/python.py	Mon Jan 17 14:32:07 2011 -0800
+++ b/makeitso/python.py	Mon Jan 17 14:38:42 2011 -0800
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@
     # get project from output directory
     variables['project'] = os.path.basename(output)
 
+    # get package name from project
+    # XXX could have looser restrictions with transforms
+    assert variables['project'].isalpha(), 'Project name must be just letters'
+    variables['package'] = variables['project'].lower()
+
     # dependencies
     dependencies = set([])
     for template, dependency in self.dependencies.items():