[Python-Dev] Proposed standard module: Optik (original) (raw)

Greg Ward gward@python.net
Mon, 11 Feb 2002 14:29:04 -0500

On 11 February 2002, Guido van Rossum said:

They can post to python-dev (and even subscribe -- it's open these days) or someone can summarize. I don't expect a huge discussion. Please make it clear in the announcement that followups in c.l.py will be ignored -- they must send at least one email to python-dev to make us aware that they're competing.

A good starting point for modules that compete with Optik can be found in "User Interfaces" section of the Vaults of Parnassus:

http://www.vex.net/parnassus/apyllo.py/808292924

The contenders are:

Cmdline Getargs GetPotPython Optik Options pypopt

...wow! I must confess, it didn't occur to me to check Parnassus before writing Optik; I just arrogantly assumed that I would get it right.

It would be interesting to hear from the authors and users of the above modules. If you're curious what Optik's users have said, see the optik-users list archive:

http://www.geocrawler.com/redir-sf.php3?list=optik-users

    Greg

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