On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 9:09 AM, Garrett Berg <[email protected]>wrote:
> Thanks for all the feedback everyone. A couple of things: > > - Lee > The project is only about 5 days old and is still underdeveloped. i am > going to modify the post on the forum to refect that. Eventually I am going > to add all of the features that you request. Thanks for all the great > feedback :D > > - Jean > Is the liscence because of python's liscence, or because of the license > that I slapped onto my program (I think you mean the python liscence, but > might as well check)? I can change my license if that is what is necessary > to get it into Gnumeric. I find it really strange that you cannot package > it... what about packaging it with the separate "extensions module" that > contains the python module? > Your license. At least py_external.py is licensed under GPLv3+, your contribution would need to be GPLv2 or GPLv2+. yours, Bobby - Michal > I will do that. Now that it is significantly more than just a linking > script (it can completely control the workbook), I will probably name it > Pygnumeric (hopefully that isn't taken) > > > > On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 7:00 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Send gnumeric-list mailing list submissions to >> [email protected] >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnumeric-list >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> [email protected] >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> [email protected] >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of gnumeric-list digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: I made a python module to bypass the special bindings >> (Lee McKusick) >> 2. Full Macro Writer and spredsheet interfacing with python >> (G Bergeron) >> 3. Re: Full Macro Writer and spredsheet interfacing with python >> (Jean Br?fort) >> 4. Re: Full Macro Writer and spredsheet interfacing with python >> (Michal Kaukic) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2011 13:03:55 -0700 >> From: Lee McKusick <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: I made a python module to bypass the special bindings >> Message-ID: <1300046635.1186.102.camel@windy> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" >> >> I find your contribution interesting. Both Python running Gnumeric and >> Gnumeric running Python have been things I wished I could do. >> >> But my spreadsheet usage comes in surges with no activity between >> projects. Also, most of the stuff I do winds up being exported to the >> Google docs spreadsheet application. That adds another portability >> problem. >> >> Here is my comment and suggestion: >> >> Package, organize and comment your programming accomplishment. >> >> * Put together a subdirectory of sample gnumeric spreadsheets and >> sample python scripts. >> * The tar archive or zipfile should create a subdirectory and >> unpack your files into that subdirectory. >> * Add enough comments and text material so the user can verify the >> examples are running correctly. >> * Write documentation. >> * In particular, write at least three paragraphs for the >> person who is not a python programmer. >> * The other really interesting problem is tell your >> readers how you pass data back and forth between the two >> programs. >> * Give a series of copy and paste command lines so that >> the samples can be executed correctly by the reader. >> * Finally, note the Python and Gnumeric version used. Tell >> the user generally about Python library files that may >> be needed. >> >> Finally, there is the problem of how do you label, name and link to your >> resulting project so that Gnumeric users and Python users can find your >> project when they go looking for it. >> >> Your accomplishment needs to have links and titles associated with it. >> Here are the titles I might use: >> >> How to run a Python script from within a spreadsheet. >> How to run a Python script from Gnumeric. >> Gnumeric Python run one in the other. >> Get values computed by Gnumeric into a Python program. >> Get values computed by Python into a spreadsheet. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2011 21:34:23 -0500 >> From: G Bergeron <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Full Macro Writer and spredsheet interfacing with python >> Message-ID: >> <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> So I have spent literally ALL weekend writing this class that interfaces >> with your guys' amazing spreadsheet program. I hope your all happy with >> it. Please check out my writeup of it here: >> >> http://cloudform511.posterous.com/the-true-python-spreadsheet-macro-class >> >> Want to read column one? Well just type gBook["A1:AA1"]. Want to change >> it, try putting an equal sign. >> >> I included a tutorial, which should be all you need to start writing >> python >> macros in your spreadsheet. >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnumeric-list/attachments/20110313/5ea9b66e/attachment.html >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 3 >> Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 07:32:13 +0100 >> From: Jean Br?fort <[email protected]> >> To: G Bergeron <[email protected]> >> Cc: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Full Macro Writer and spredsheet interfacing with python >> Message-ID: >> <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Thanks for this work. >> >> The big issue with it is the license. GPLv3+ is incompatible with our >> GPLv2 >> only license. Not sure that using your work is legal because of the >> incompatibility between these licenses. >> >> There was an attempt for relicensing, starting with goffice, but it >> failed. >> See https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=463248 for details. >> >> Best regards, >> Jean >> >> Le dimanche 13 mars 2011 ? 21:34 -0500, G Bergeron a ?crit : >> So I have spent literally ALL weekend writing this class that interfaces >> with your guys' amazing spreadsheet program. I hope your all happy with >> it. Please check out my writeup of it here: >> > >> > >> http://cloudform511.posterous.com/the-true-python-spreadsheet-macro-class >> > >> > Want to read column one? Well just type gBook["A1:AA1"]. Want to >> change >> it, try putting an equal sign. >> > >> > I included a tutorial, which should be all you need to start writing >> python macros in your spreadsheet. >> > _______________________________________________ >> > gnumeric-list mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnumeric-list >> > >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnumeric-list/attachments/20110314/a7cce85a/attachment.html >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 4 >> Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 06:47:24 +0100 >> From: "Michal Kaukic" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Full Macro Writer and spredsheet interfacing with python >> Message-ID: >> <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=utf-8 >> >> Thanks, >> >> > So I have spent literally ALL weekend writing this class that interfaces >> > with your guys' amazing spreadsheet program. I hope your all happy with >> > it. Please check out my writeup of it here: >> > >> > >> http://cloudform511.posterous.com/the-true-python-spreadsheet-macro-class >> > >> > Want to read column one? Well just type gBook["A1:AA1"]. Want to >> change >> > it, try putting an equal sign. >> > >> > I included a tutorial, which should be all you need to start writing >> > python macros in your spreadsheet. >> >> please rename Your plugin, now it conflicts with sample Python functions >> plugin. And You should add in the documentation that user need to activate >> the plugin. >> >> Mike >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> gnumeric-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnumeric-list >> >> >> End of gnumeric-list Digest, Vol 83, Issue 6 >> ******************************************** >> > > > _______________________________________________ > gnumeric-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnumeric-list > >
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