[Bf-python] External scripts

[Jonathan Merritt]

Gilbert, Joseph wrote:

>>However, blender3 is another story.  There is already a
>>secret underground movement to implement blender as python
>>extensions.  At that point, the blender/python integration
>>will be seamless.  Soon we will rule the world! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
>>    
>>
>
>Does this mean it would be integrated or would the full distro of python
>have to be installed still?
>  
>

I would assume this plan involves having chunks of Blender implemented 
as Python extension modules (ie: Python calling the C code to do 
stuff).  In that world view, Python would be "in charge", or at least 
gluing everything together at a higher level, and the Blender extension 
modules would performing the lower-level stuff that needs to execute 
quickly.  I've read about tool chains that are built with Python at 
places like Disney:
    http://python.oreilly.com/news/disney_0201.html

This sort of approach would leverage the best aspects of both Python and 
C.  Python is excellent for rapid development of sophisticated systems 
that sometimes don't necessarily need to execute blindingly fast (note 
my caveats ;-), while C is good for writing fast code that isn't 
particularly smart.  (This is all IMHO, of course...  Blender is an 
example of C code that's pretty smart... ;-)

Jonathan Merritt.