Re: [Linux-gpib-general] Python bindings (patch)

[Dan L. <dl...@gm...>]

On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:22:22 -0700, Keith Dart wrote:

> On Thu, 11 Sep 2008, Frank Mori Hess wrote:
> 
> 
>> Please resend your patch to me as an attachment.  Putting it inline
>> results in the line wrapping, etc. messing it up.  I intend to apply
>> it, but I don't use the python wrapper myself, so if any python users
>> have criticisms of the changes you should speak up now.
> 
> Uh oh, I actually have another heavily modified Python wrapper. :-O
> 
> This version has:
> 
> - more complete error reporting.
> - ibask wrapper
> - Faster "ask" function (write-read query). - Also works with Ines
> driver and compatibility library (with a #define) - Supports the lockdev
> library to keep multiple processes from stomping on
>    each other (in the "find" function).

Hi Keith,

Since my previous post, I have written *another* Python wrapper... this 
one is based on ctypes and also has a more useful Exception class that 
reports the iberr code, and short and long descriptions of the error 
message (the same as in your code, it seems).

> Take your pick. :-)

Frankly, I would vote for Keith's code!!!  It is much more complete than 
the patch I just submitted (although mine has a few minor cleanups that it 
lacks, I could "patch the patch" if desired).

Maybe all of us writing Python wrappers for Linux-gpib should join 
forces???  There is another one too... http://people.debian.org/~jordens/
gpib-devices/doc/  It seems quite complete but is very complicated.

What to do?

Dan