Almost perfect. I had in mind a renaming feature in the UI during run time but this works. Looks like something I ought to be able to use for my very basic needs. Thanks.
UPDATE: The trick for this first time python user was interpreting the Asobo SDK when the parking category is RAMP but the enumeration is 0:NONE. It took a couple of iterations to rename RAMP 0 to it's proper name GATE 2:
msfs_mode = 1
parkings = {
0 : {
None : (CustomizedName("Gate|Gate 2"), ),
}
}
Don't know if it's the best python format but it's working now.