[SAGA-RG] SAGA Python language binding naming.

[Andre Merzky]

Quoting [PFA van Zoolingen] (Aug 13 2008):
> 
> >>>>Sync, Async, Task
> 
> >>This could also be my version if you explicitly named the parameters 
> >>and did: f.read( type=sync, len=len, buffer=buffer)
> >
> >Ah, I see - sorry, wasn't aware of the explicit parameter
> >naming thing in python.  Cute :-)
> 
> I don't know if cute is the right word for it. Before you know it, someone 
> will never forgive you for calling a language feature cute :P

:P


> >>>And there are more...  All options have pro and cons.  We
> >>>had that discussion for a long time as we designed the task
> >>>model.  If you are interested in gazillions of mails running
> >>>circles, I can dig them out of the archive ;-)
> 
> I read it and it's indeed an 'interesting' (and long) discussion. I am not 
> planning for another round of the same discussion, but the C++ solution is 
> not usable in Python. Your final summary of the problem (found at 
> http://wiki.cct.lsu.edu/saga/space/Task+Models ) states four solutions. 
> Templates (c) and internal task factories (b) are not usable. a and d are 
> really about adding a little 'thing' to to distinguish between doing a 
> sync or getting a async or task. The same can be accomplished with a flag 
> which is defaults type to 'sync'. It actually doesn't matter which 
> solution is chosen. More keystrokes are always needed.
> 
> Wait, I am adding another round to discussion. :/

Good points as far as I am concerned - thanks.

Andre.


> >>>No idea if python provides some clever way to solve this -
> >>>most other languages don't.  Thus, please do also consider
> >>>to put the flag in the first place, or to use some other
> >>>qualifiers (method name, etc).  Can't recall at the moment
> >>>what way Hartmut chose in his Python implementation, sorry.
> >>
> >>If it is an optional parameter with a default specified, it has to go in
> >>the back of the parameter list. I don't know if this clarifies some
> >>issues for you?
> >
> >Yes, it does, thanks.
> 
> I think I also saw somthing resembling a flag in Hartmuts Python wrapper 
> apidoc, although I can't find it anymore. ('service' parameter?)
> 
> Anyway, happy left-handers day (aug 13th) everyone!
> Paul.



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