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

[Frank M. H. <fm...@sp...>]

On Tuesday 16 September 2008 12:33, Dan Lenski wrote:
> You want it, you got it.  Here's a patch on the current SVN.  A whole
> bunch of changes:

Thanks.

> * fixed error handling to get errno from the right place
> * __doc__ strings for every function (modeled on the ones Keith had
> written) * a few function names made less terse:
>     cmd->command
>     tmo->timeout
>     trg->trigger
>   (I left ren, rsp, and ifc alone since remote_enable,
> request_serial_poll, and interface_clear seemed unreasonable long to me,
> but those could be changed as well.)

I'd like to keep it consistent with the full names. request_serial_poll 
could be shortened to just serial_poll, the others seem okay to me.

> I'm itching to improve the Python wrapper class in Gpib.py,
> but decided to restrain myself from any further changes in this patch
> :-) Especially if some people are using it in its current form.

Would you resubmit your patch with the longer names and the indentation 
fixed (indent with tabs)?  I could do it myself, but it would probably 
cause you a bunch of bogus conflicts with your checkout when you update.