[Monotone-devel] Re: Python scripting

[graydon hoare]

Matthew A. Nicholson wrote:

> Im just curious.  I have never embedded python and this would be a nice 
> place to start.  Also what's the harm in having support for scripting in 
> python instead of/in addition to lua (I know lua is most capable and 
> just fine).

if you want to give it a try, go ahead. but it's work, and I don't think 
I particularly want to do the work if there's not much of a reason. 
there are other things to spend effort on at the moment.

(I should point out, once more, that I'm not really in the mood to turn
 monotone into a "general scriptable platform for VC", such as if it
 were a "pure subordinate python module". I know this is an option, but
 it's an option I'm currently uninterested in pursuing. I believe this
 sounds better on paper than it would actually be in reality: that in
 fact most users want a VC system which works simply and predictably,
 out-of-the-box, and only a much smaller fraction wish to program it)

-graydon