[csw-pkgsubmissions] newpkgs py_lxml

[Sebastian Kayser]

Sebastian Kayser wrote on 01.03.2010 21:10:
> Philip Brown wrote on 26.02.2010 23:09:
>> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 1:51 PM, Sebastian Kayser <skayser at opencsw.org> wrote:
>>> Philip Brown wrote on 26.02.2010 22:36:
>>>> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Sebastian Kayser <skayser at opencsw.org> wrote:
>>>>> * py_lxml: new package
>>>>>  + py_lxml-2.2.4,REV=2010.02.26-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz
>>>>>  + py_lxml-2.2.4,REV=2010.02.26-SunOS5.8-sparc-CSW.pkg.gz
>>>>>
>>>>> lxml is a Pythonic binding for the libxml2 and libxslt libraries.
>>>>>
>>>> thanks.. erm.. i'm confused though. we already have
>>>> py_libxml2-2.7.6,REV=2009.12.17-SunOS5.8-sparc-CSW.pkg.gz
>>> The ones that we already have are the native bindings which ship with
>>> libxml2. lxml aims to be easier to deal with.
>> aha, gotcha :)
>>
>> how about tweaking the NAME field to be a bit more descriptive of that then.
>>
>> eg:
>>
>> NAME=py_lxml - alternative libxml2 binding that is easier  to use than
>> py_libxml2
> 
> The "easier to use" was my interpretation, probably some people might
> find it easier to do this stuff with the native libxml2 python bindings.
> The "pythonic" in the current description is what lxml is in fact about,
> provide bindings for python that feel like python.
> 
> http://blog.ianbicking.org/2008/12/10/lxml-an-underappreciated-web-scraping-library/

Wrong link, sorry. Correct one is this one here:

  What is Pythonic?
  http://faassen.n--tree.net/blog/view/weblog/2005/08/06/0

> "To be Pythonic is to use the Python constructs and datastructures with
> clean, readable idioms. It is Pythonic to exploit dynamic typing for
> instance, and it's definitely not Pythonic to introduce static-type
> style verbosity into the picture where not needed. To be Pythonic is to
> avoid surprising experienced Python programmers with unfamiliar ways to
> accomplish a task."

Sebastian