[PythonCAD] dwgbase.py wins

[Eric Wilhelm]

I've been messing with the idea of a perl binding to the dime dxf library for 
a few days now.  I've been looking for a way to get a GPL'd dwg/dxf backend 
into CAD::Drawing (currently using the *penDWG library.)

So, after this brief tour of C++ and an even briefer tour of python, it looks 
like I'll be better off to work on the fine python library that Art has so 
kindly cooked-up for us.

As strike one, there is the fact that the Dime library does not support any 
sort of text objects.  Strike two is that C++ is boringly stiff.

So, since we aren't playing baseball, I've decided to focus on learning python 
and finding my way around the dwg library.

Art,

Is there any formal documentation for the dwg*.py modules besides that which 
is inline in the source? Would you like some more?

Is there any sort of test suite set-up?  Should I write one?

How about sample usage scripts?

Also, can you summarize the current status of its capabilities?  (e.g. 
read/write dxf/dwg)

--Eric
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