[Bf-python] python API for particles for 2.46

[Tom M]

Bill thanks for reminding me of the email from the gentleman who
apparently has updated the API for his own needs, emailing him to see
if he can provide a patch.  I was planning to work on an API this
weekend so that will likely save me some time.  This will only be in
there for 'those who desperately need it' since, apparently the entire
API will undergo significant changes for the 2.50 release.

LetterRip

On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 3:42 PM, bill nieuwendorp <slow67 at gmail.com> wrote:
> "There weren't that many scripts that used particle api anyway
>  AFAIK."
>
>  Well now we can be sure there will not be any, :)  (dry humor)
>
>
>  I realize that the new particle system is a very large new feature
>  which is still receiving updates and
>  bug fixes.Having a new release without internal access to particles,
>  feels incomplete.
>  I know that the python team is stretched a bit short with Cam working
>  on the open projects,
>
>  here is at least one person who appeared to be volunteering to help
>  http://lists.blender.org/pipermail/bf-committers/2008-February/020197.html
>
>  if I had any C talent I would help, But do sign me up for bug and
>  stress testing.
>  I hope there can at least be an 2.47 with an updated api,
>  if 2.50 is going to be a long wait.
>
>  Bill
>
>
>
>
>  On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 12:12 AM, Campbell Barton <ideasman42 at gmail.com> wrote:
>  > On Feb 20, 2008 5:36 AM, Tom M <letterrip at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  > I know that there hasn't been any discussion of this, but it was
>  >  > pointed out to me on IRC that our dropping a large chunk of our API
>  >  > between significant versions could easily leave some of our users 'in
>  >  > the lurch' and is rather 'unprofessional'.
>  >  >
>  >  > I'd given this some thought but with other issues coming up it slipped my mind.
>  >  >
>  >  > So my question is, should we, could we complete a particle API for
>  >  > 2.46 based on the new particle code?
>  >  >
>  >  > What sort of time/effort would it take, and is there someone (or
>  >  > preferably multiple individuals) willing/able to take on that task?
>  >  >
>  >  > LetterRip
>  >
>  >  To do this well I think its a fair bit of work which - needs a fair
>  >  bit of testing too.
>  >  Particles was added before 2.46 release was planned.
>  >  Blender 2.5 will have a different way of accessing settings to the
>  >  current API - (the idea is to use the same constraints as the user
>  >  interface so no manual work is needed for simple data access)
>  >  So any API written now will probably only be available in 1 blender
>  >  release (unless 2.5 flops), so personally I have no interest in this
>  >  area. There weren't that many scripts that used particle api anyway
>  >  AFAIK.
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