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Date:	Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:34:40 -0800
From:	Andrew Poelstra <asp11 AT sfu DOT ca>
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Subject:	Re: [geda-help] rewrite code in python
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On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 11:50:05AM +0100, Andrea Perdicchia wrote:
> Hy all,
> i view the source-code of this project and i've this bomb question for you.
> What do you think if we create a fork rewriting the source code in python?
> bye
> ap
>

Go for it. TBH, I think gschem could probably done in Python pretty
well. C's lack of functional constructs is very frustrating at times.
pcb, not a chance. It does way too much low-level calculation.

All the lisp/shell tools could be translated pretty much directly
into Python, but I don't see why you would do that. Python is
basically a crappy version of Lisp (with Algol-type syntax, better
libraries and much more popularity).


Having said that, when you say "we", I highly doubt you mean anyone
beside yourself. Changing languages is a -huge- task, and everyone
here seems happy enough improving the current codebase.


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Andrew Poelstra
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