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Why do we dump SWIG? Just curious.

On Sat, May 21, 2022, 11:51 Eeli Kaikkonen <eeli.kaikkonen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Is there anything to make public already? I have been playing with the
> current SWIG API, I would like to see the new API even if it's not ready
> yet. I could for example look at the pcbnew API to see how it compares with
> the current one, and see if I can do some documentation or a small tutorial.
>
> Eeli Kaikkonen
>
> On Fri, May 20, 2022 at 6:59 PM Seth Hillbrand <seth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi Oliver-
>>
>> I'm still working on backend stuff to synchronize eeschema/pcbnew.
>>
>> Is there something in particular that you'd like to work on?  Maybe I can
>> spin off a section for you.
>>
>> Seth
>>
>> On Fri, May 20, 2022 at 5:55 AM Oliver Holt <osholt@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> I have seen a few posts regarding progress on implementing the new
>>> Python API (moving away from SWIG) on the forum and here on the mailing
>>> list but I cannot find anything formal about it on Gitlab. It sounds like
>>> there is some kind of, currently private, specification and there is (or at
>>> least was in December) intent to have it ready to include in v7.0 so I
>>> presume the necessary dev work is ongoing?
>>>
>>> Please see:
>>> https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg44066.html
>>> https://forum.kicad.info/t/python-api-development-discussion/23604/6
>>> https://forum.kicad.info/t/python-api-status-in-v6/31929/
>>>
>>> I am interested in getting involved in development in this area, in
>>> Python and/or C++, I just need an entry point. Can anyone point me in the
>>> direction of relevant issues, branches, documentation etc?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Oliver
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