[Visualpython-users] deleting objects

[Rochus S. <roc...@ch...>]

Hi,

sorry to bug you with one more question:

is there a way to delete a vpython object?
I know that I can make it invisible.

but if I say:

s=sphere()
del(s)

the sphere remains (I just lost the python object to tweak it :-)

in my case a molecule is displayed along a reaction coordinate. the
number of bonds (=cylinders) varies with the geometry.
soemtimes a bond may appear and vanish a couple of frames later.
it would be a lot of bookkeeping to decide whether there are still
invisible objects to switch on or a new cylinder must be created.
I could just generate a lot of cylinders and switch them to invisible
but that seems not very elegant to me?
did I miss something? couldnt find anything in the docs, nor looking at
the functions in the visual module or in the demos.

what can I do?

all the best,


rochus

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