Bridge: Ruby to Python communication

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I'll check that out, thanks!

vasudevram wrote:
> digitalorganics at gmail.com wrote:
> > Hello all. I want a ruby and a python module to be able to communicate
> > with each other, access classes, instances and the like. Is there a
> > bridge for this? I'm aware of rupy, but the documentation seems rather
> > inadequate for the uninitiated. Are there other libraries/bridges or
> > maybe a rupy tutorial? Thank you.
>
> Hi,
>
> Don't know if there is a specific Ruby/Python bridge, but one way that
> will work for some needs is to use XML-RPC. Its not very difficult to
> understand and to program. XML-RPC is a lightweight distributed
> computing method, much simpler than say, CORBA. Also has less features,
> but may suffice for your needs. It has support for many languages and,
> as long as the needed libraries are there for your language, you can
> use any language for the client and any language for the server. I know
> for sure that XML-RPC supports Python and have used it with Python
> myself. Check out http://xmlrpc.com (and also Google for more resources
> on this topic) to learn more, download source code examples, and to
> check if there is Ruby support for it.
>
> HTH
> Vasudev Ram
> Independent software consultant
> http://www.geocities.com/vasudevram
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