[Bf-python] short term goals

[Ken Hughes]

Stephen Swaney wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 15, 2005 at 01:40:07AM -0300, Willian Padovani Germano wrote:
> 
>>Hi Ken,
>>
>>I guess we should discuss better something like this, since it's 
>>bigger.  I like the newer getset method, too, btw.  There are other 
>>things we can do to improve the API, like more standardization and maybe 
>>replacing string args for constant dicts.  It would be better to discuss 
>>among us and come up with a plan to, if possible, change things at once, 
>>also consulting BPython users at our mailing lists and forums, which 
>>takes time.
>>
>>Blender Python has a history of rewrites, bugs and inconsistencies since 
>>it was introduced long before we came in, the community was quite tired 
>>of API changes.  Besides, there are many scripts out there and bundled 
>>with Blender.  It'll be good to integrate a general API overhaul with 
>>new facilities for scripts, like a general repository -- where we can 
>>include only those updated to follow very basic guidelines 
>>(cross-platform, good GUI, bug free, etc.).
> 
> 
> Changing attribute access to use the tp_getset style is something we
> can do without affecting either the users or the API.  I would like to
> see new work use this style exclusively and let the old
> x.getStuff()/x.setStuff() style fade away.
> 
> As Willian points out, the API has gone thru some changes changes over
> time.  Some of this has been due to differing implementations, some of
> it has been cleanup.  Because of 'user fatigue', I am a little
> uncomfortable with the idea of removing or deprecating existing
> features that still work.  In some cases, such as deprecating the
> X.get() methods in favor of uniform X.Get(), we needed to do it to
> provide consistency.  

So any suggestions for things I can work on which everyone agrees needs
to be done, but doesn't change the existing API?
  (1) changing over to tp_getset
  (2) adding get/set of attributes in addition to x.getStuff()/ x.setStuff()
  (3) something totally different?

I board my train Thursday morning Pacific time.... really would like to
have something else to do besides stare out the window, read Harry 
Potter, and drink.

Ken