HELP!...Google SketchUp needs a Python API

[r]

On Nov 27, 8:01 pm, r <rt8... at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 27, 7:40 pm, Terry Reedy <tjre... at udel.edu> wrote:
>
> > r wrote:
> > > On Nov 27, 6:15 pm, Terry Reedy <tjre... at udel.edu> wrote:
> > >> r wrote:
> > >>> Hello fellow Python Advocates!
> > >>> Help me promote Python to a larger audience.
> > >>> An introduction to SketchUp:
> > >>> ====================
> > >> There is no need to puff up Python or put down Ruby to this audience.
> > >> Given how much Google uses Python as a core language, I am a bit shocked
> > >> that they would release a program with Ruby and not Python bindings
> > >> also.  Must be an isolated dev group.
> > > thanks Terry,
> > > If you read the complete post though
>
> > I did
>
> > > you will see that i am not trying to dog Ruby,
>
> > You fooled me.  But rather than discuss what you did write, here is what
> > I think you should have written that would be more effective.
>
> > -----------------------------
> > Google has released a program SketchUp in both free and pro editions.
> > It does ... and I think it is great.  It nicely complements Blender, for
> > instance.  see
> > sketchup.google.com <you forget to give url>
>
> > For me, however, it has one problem; the only scripting language now is
> > Ruby and I would far prefer to sript it in Python.  Are there any Python
> > and Sketchup user who agree and who would help me persuade the sketchup
> > developers to add Python?  Does anyone have any persuasive arguments to
> > suggest?
> > ------------
> > Short and to the point.
>
> Thanks again Terry,
> I will apologize for being too wordy, and my unintentional rough-ness
> towards Ruby. Again i stress the fact that i am in no way dogging
> Ruby. I am sure there are many places where Ruby out performs Python.
> But IMHO i really believe that Python is easier to learn than Ruby(for
> non-programmers). I quickly picked up on python and even C, but Ruby
> still turns me off. (did i mention Ruby was the first language i
> tried!) This is not ruby's fault, ruby may be geared more to a
> proffessional programmer, which i am not. I just see that python is
> perfect for scripting applications(from my point of veiw). I just
> simply want to introduce others to the joy i get from using python.
> And since SketchUp is for modelers NOT programmers, this may be just
> what they need.
> Thanks i respect everyones opinion here. Even Chris's opinion!

Well... 3 for Ruby 1 for python. Not looking good so far. Any more
votes?