Re: [PyOpenGL-Users] best/good method for namespace pollution avoidance?

[Rene D. <il...@ya...>]

Maciej Kalisiak wrote:

>Hello all,
>
>For the longest time I've been using the following method to import
>OpenGL functions and constants:
>
>    from OpenGL.GL import *
>
>After starting to use pydoc to make documentation of my code, I came to
>realize how badly this pollutes the namespace (and makes huge HTML
>files).  I'm also recently concerned that this is seriously slowing down
>my app's startup time on old HW.
>
>In view of this I looked at alternatives.  Thought of two.  Either
>
>    from OpenGL.GL import glBegin, glVertex3f, glEnd, GL_LINES
>    # ... and whatever else is used in module
>
>or
>
>    import OpenGL.GL as GL
>
>    GL.glBegin(GL.GL_LINES)
>    GL.glVertex3f(0,0,0)
>    GL.glVertex3f(1,1,1)
>    GL.glEnd()
>
>I'm unhappy with both methods.  Method 1 makes for long import lines,
>and you end up invariably running into unimported names as they get used
>in the code.  The second method is also error-prone, as it is quite easy
>to forget the prefix each time you add a block of OpenGL code.
>
>Surely this is an old problem, and someone on the list can deliver me
>from my misery by showing me the "one, true, perfect" method, no?  :)
>
>  
>
Hey,


A more environmentally friendly way is to make a module where you import 
the functions you use most often.

So you could do:
from my_gl_funcs import *


If that polutes, maybe get a muffler.