[Bf-committers] noise module loaded in driver_namespace by default

[Campbell Barton]

Not sure this is a good idea, I don't mind math being imported
directly because many of the terms are generic atan/cos/tan/sqrt/floor

There are a few less common ones: ldexp, log1p, copysign, lgamma for
eg but this isn't bad enough for me to be motivated to break existing
drivers and go through the hassle of deprecating them.

On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 6:06 PM, Daniel Salazar - 3Developer.com
<zanqdo at gmail.com> wrote:
> sounds good, id suggest we do the same with math then, so it becomes
> math.sin etc, we can keep direct access available for 2-3 releases as
> deprecation time but it's just the right thing
>
> cheers
> Daniel Salazar
> 3Developer.com
>
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 2:04 AM, Campbell Barton <ideasman42 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 5:27 PM, Daniel Salazar - 3Developer.com
>> <zanqdo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I want to add the fantastic noise module to driver_namespace by
>>> default. After all, what good is an expression without noise! This
>>> module adds the next awesome functions:
>>>
>>>          cell
>>>          cell_vector
>>>          distance_metrics
>>>          fractal
>>>          hetero_terrain
>>>          hybrid_multi_fractal
>>>          multi_fractal
>>>          noise
>>>          random
>>>          random_unit_vector
>>>          ridged_multi_fractal
>>>          seed_set
>>>          turbulence
>>>          turbulence_vector
>>>          types
>>>          vector
>>>          vl_vector
>>>          voronoi
>>>
>>> this + the math module + frame (both already there) = expressions
>>> useful for everyday tasks!
>>>
>>> Daniel Salazar
>>> 3Developer.com
>>
>> I'm reluctant to import these directly because some of the names don't
>> make a lot of sense on their own.
>> - random: a python module
>> - types: also a python module
>> - seed_set: doesn't make sense to import this IMHO
>> - vector: similar to mathutils.Vector
>> - cell: not very meaningful on its own.
>>
>> Suggest we import noise but not its members, this way you have to type
>> noise.random() rather than just random() but at least its clear whats
>> being accessed.
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