[SAGA-RG] Python Bindings

[Ole Weidner]

Hi Andre, All

I was just thinking through some practical / convenient improvements for the Python Language bindings. Do you think it would make sense to allow creation of a saga.job.Description from a dictionary, e.g.,

jd = saga.job.Description({'Executable':'/bin/sleep', 'Arguments':['60']})

IMHO this would be a very nice, optional addition. In conjunction with the already existing attributes_as_dict(), the API would become more 'symmetric' and would allow not only serialization but also convenient de-serialization.

Also, *please* rename attributes_as_dict() to as_dict(). The attribute_ prefix is redundant (Attributes.attributes_as_dict()) and as_dict() is just more commonly used. 

Cheers,
Ole

On Nov 9, 2012, at 20:32 , Andre Merzky <andre at merzky.net> wrote:

> Yes, sure!  I am still working on the parameter
> types/names/documentation, and will send it around as soon as that is
> done.
> 
> The sources are as always in the redmine git.
> 
> Best, Andre.
> 
> 
> On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 8:23 PM, Steve Fisher <dr.s.m.fisher at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Andre,
>> Will you circulate a new PDF when you want us to read it again?
>> Steve
> 
> 
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