[Bf-python] New C/API Mailing list

[Campbell Barton]

Martin Poirier wrote:
> --- Campbell Barton <cbarton at metavr.com> wrote:
> 
>> Chris Want wrote:
>>> Martin Poirier wrote:
>>>> Adding yet another list is just going to fracture
>> the
>>>> groups again. 
>>>>
>>>> Why can't those discussions happen here?
>>>>
>>>> Martin
>>> I agree -- I don't want to subscribe to another
>> mailinglist.
>>>
>>> Chris
>> If your not writing C code for Blenders Python API
>> then theres no need.
>>
>> There are about 5? people on this list who have a
>> working knowledge of 
>> the Py/C api.
>>
>> In some cases its obvious parts of the API were
>> written with minimal 
>> understanding of Py/C; (recounting bugs were copied
>> between modules, 
>> some parts of the API not even working at all)
>> - Not blaming, I made these mistakes when learning
>> also.
>>
>> But when refactoring the API, people on other
>> projects may have valuable 
>> input as to how to implement some of the features in
>> the Py/C API that 
>> we'd like to add.
> 
> If it's general input and critics on CPython usage
> that you want, why do we need a separate mailing list,
> why not just ask in Python's own mailing list (I
> assume they already have one)?
> 
> Martin

Nope ;) - It surprised me too. They have a general python list, where 
people only seem to discuss Python development, and a Python-Dev list - 
where they only talk about pythons internal development.

The Python list was where this discussion could take place - but it gets 
so many emails (110 on the 29th for instance) and most of the people who 
use it dont know C, that its not conducive to discussion on the C/API.