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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the update.  I'll leave the python examples uninstalled until
we can confirm that they are not broken.  I don't think it's all that
important for the stable release.  Users can always look at the python
plugins to get an idea of how the python scripting works.

On 9/30/2015 3:59 AM, Miguel Angel Ajo wrote:
> I agree with JP here, QFP and QFN may be separate wizards. If there are
> common parts, feel free to use inheritance from a common base to reuse
> code.
> 
> About naming: footprint generators sound better, or whatever, at that
> time I was following an industry leader on naming it..., but I agree
> footprint generator is more clear for the task.
> 
> About including our scripting examples, I wouldn't, those are not tested
> with the current codebase, and likely to be broken because of C++
> interface changes.
> 
> Sorry for my slow response,
> best regards,
> Miguel Ángel.
> 
> 
> jp charras wrote:
>> Le 30/09/2015 01:25, Wayne Stambaugh a écrit :
>>> JP,
>>>
>>> Your name is on the initial commit for qfn_wizard.py.  I don't have time
>>> to figure out these patches should be included.  Do these patches make
>>> sense?  Let me know so I can make a decision on whether or not to commit
>>> them.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Wayne
>>>
>>
>> These patches make sense, I used them to fix bugs in our footprint
>> wizard dialog issues, and issues in some pythons scripts (mainly usage
>> of print command which created python exceptions when stdout was never
>> read, especially on Windows).
>>
>> But do not commit them. Reasons:
>> - I am thinking the wizard to create a QFN should be an other wizard
>> than the QFN wizard.
>> The thermal pad needs many parameters, useless for a QFN without thermal
>> pad.
>> - The wizard to create a QFN with thermal pad needs refinements, before
>> being committed
>>
>> I'll have a look at that later.
>>
>>
> 
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