[SAGA-RG] Python Bindings

[Andre Merzky]

Hi Ole,

On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 7:40 PM, Ole Weidner <ole.weidner at rutgers.edu> wrote:
> 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']})

I should have added that in the bindings - the implementation allows
that already.  Thanks!


> 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.


Makes sense.

Best, Andre.


> 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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