RE: [Simulavr-devel] Use of Python in simulavrxx

[Weddington, Eric]

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> u.org] On Behalf Of Michael Hennebry
> Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 9:30 AM
> To: Knut Schwichtenberg
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> Subject: Re: [Simulavr-devel] Use of Python in simulavrxx
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> On Fri, 13 Mar 2009, Knut Schwichtenberg wrote:
> 
> > in an off-list discussion with Joel he asked me about about 
> the use of 
> > Python. My opinion is, we should drop it. To run the 
> examples always gui.tcl 
> > is necessary which means we need TCL for the GUI. Klaus' 
> basic examples 
> > always used  TCL for checkdebug. So, does anyone sees a 
> reason to keep the 
> > Python interface alive?
> 
> Much as I would prefer otherwise,
> my expectation is that if python support continues,
> it will be half-hearted at best.
> 
> Probably the best I can hope for is that someone
> will point me to something good on how to tcl.
> 
> > If there are no reasons to keep the Python-IF alive we 
> should stick on TCL as 
> > the one and only interpreter. The SWIG-configuration needs 
> to be modified 
> > accordingly and checkdebug.tcl should be the only files to 
> be supported.

I'm pretty agnostic to the language issue. If more people prefer python over 
Tcl, then by all means we should keep the python support, and plan on migrating 
away from Tcl to python.

The key is that we need help in maintaining this area. I would prefer that in 
this early stage we pick a single IF and stick with it. I don't want to support 
everything under the sun that swig supports. Python seems to be more in favor 
these days and I certainly have nothing against it.

Michael, Knut, can you help out in this area?

Eric Weddington