Re: implementing gnulib-tool in python

[Bruno Haible]

Hi Sridhar,

> I am  interested in implementation of gnulib-tool in python. I am
> comfortable writing code in C/C++ and had a recent exposure to python in
> one of my college project. But I am unsure if I am eligible enough for this
> task. Advise needed .....

There are some formal criteria for eligibility, that are listed in
Google's procedure explanations ([1], section "Students and Eligibility").
Also, when working on a GNU project, you should be willing to do as written
in the GNU guidelines [2], section "Your code and documentation".

Then, it would be good if you could judge by yourself how you would
tackle the rewrite. The result of the rewrite should be in Python,
maintainable code, that produces results identical to the existing
shell script. How you want to achieve this, is up to you.

Do you have some experience with object-oriented programming? Some people
do OO style in C++, some don't. I mean the skill to realize that different
pieces of code are independent and therefore can be coded in different
files; to realize which parameters always are used together and therefore
are best combined in a single object; and generally the attempt to
avoid unnecessary dependencies between code pieces. If you are experienced
with this, it would be something worth mentioning in your application.

Bruno

[1] 
http://www.google-melange.com/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2012/faqs
[2] http://www.gnu.org/software/soc-projects/guidelines.html