Re: [OpenBabel-scripting] which one should I use , pyopenbabel or pybel ?

[Noel O'B. <bao...@gm...>]

I've added a section on combining Pybel with openbabel.py to the wiki at:
http://openbabel.sourceforge.net/w/index.php?title=Python#Combining_Pybel_with_openbabel.py

Hope this helps,
   Noel

On 23/11/06, Noel O'Boyle <bao...@gm...> wrote:
> First of all, there is some confusion over the names of the modules.
> SVN contains an openbabel Python module (openbabel.py), as well as the
> Pybel module (pybel.py). The 2.0.2 release just contains openbabel.py
> .
>
> Pybel is not a replacement for openbabel.py, nor does it deprecate it.
> In fact, both can be used together as Pybel is built on top of
> openbabel.py. Pybel simplifies the task of reading and writing files
> for example. Using openbabel.py, this takes several lines; using
> Pybel, it takes one line.
>
> For the moment, if you find the difference between Pybel and
> openbabel.py confusing, it is perhaps better to use openbabel.py. I
> will put some examples on the web page showing how the two can be used
> together (as I think this is what most people will want to do).
>
> If you are interested, I recommend you to look at the source code of
> Pybel.py. It is not very long, and gives some examples on how to use
> openbabel.py.
>
> Regards,
>    Noel
>
> (I note that Pybel was formerly called pyopenbabel.py but it is better
> to forget this :-) )
>
> On 23/11/06, fdu...@gm... <fdu...@gm...> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am going to write a little program with the python wrapper of openbabel.
> >
> > The current release of openbabel(2.0.2) is shiped with pyopenbabel, but
> > the svn version provides pybel as well. It seems that pyopenbabel.py
> > contains more functions than pybel.py.
> >
> > I have searched the wiki, but there is only introduction of pybel.
> >
> > So I'm a little confused. Which one should I use, pyopenbabel or pybel ?
> > Is pybel going to replace or deprecate pyopenbel.
> >
> > Thanks !
> >
> > xiaojf
> >
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