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

[Mike C. F. <mcf...@ro...>]

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.
>
To avoid this, see the OpenGLContext package's subclass of pydoc which 
allow for filtering out names imported from other modules.

>In view of this I looked at alternatives.  Thought of two.  Either
>  
>
...

>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.
>
I can't see doing either in regular rendering code, really.  I've used 
both in situations where there's only a few functions, but it's really 
awkward.  The wxPython peoples have recently gone through the process of 
renaming everything from:

    wxBlah to wx.Blah

but that would make PyOpenGL code require rewriting C code for 
*everything*, while today you can often just copy the code directly and 
have it run.  Not a real option in my books.  (At one time IIRC we did 
have that naming and just gave up on it as too awkward).

>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?  :)
>
Perfect solutions are few and far between, but searching for them is 
still a noble goal.  Good luck,
Mike

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