[mythtv-users] About Python & Perl bindings

Kirk Bocek t004 at kbocek.com
Thu Dec 15 19:39:07 UTC 2011



On 12/15/2011 11:33 AM, Raymond Wagner wrote:
> On 12/15/2011 14:30, Kirk Bocek wrote:
>>
>> On 12/15/2011 11:15 AM, Kirk Bocek wrote:
>>>
>>> On 12/15/2011 11:04 AM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>>>
>>>> a) give up on using the ancient, extremely-low-level,
>>>> requires-updating-scripts-using-them-after-MythTV-updates (even just
>>>> revision updates) Perl bindings and use the Python bindings
>>>> This isn't a dig toward the Perl bindings--they were just
>>>> never finished
>>> Really? Now just fess up to your true Python feelings and admit that you
>>> want to see all the Perl heretics burned at the stake. :)
>> Going back a couple of months, I see that it was Raymond Wagner and Eric
>> Sharkey who prompted me to use the Perl bindings when I posted a Perl
>> script here.
>>
>> If they're on-line, I'd like to see them step up to the plate here and
>> engage Mike regarding the current status of the Perl bindings.
>
> Engage how?

Unless I misread Mike's posting, he seem to feel very insecure using the 
Perl bindings. I understood him to say there is very little 
documentation because they are incomplete. You, on the other hand, said 
I should be using them in my Perl scripts. Is Mike right? He feels they 
get rewritten all the time.


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