Python bindings by default

[jamie campbell]

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randfb wrote, March 29th, 2012 15:50:19 EDT :

"

I have been waiting to use the pyhon bindings with the Windows version for a
year or two.

It would be fantastic if this could be accomplished.

"



I am currently working on this (and I've read the other replies to the 
thread by eg Derek and John for hints).  We have a client who needs it 
to be done, so, we may need to do a locally patched version or some such 
until/unless it makes it into the canonical GnuCash branch (Derek 
mentions in another post that inclusion in 2.6 is a maybe, which implies 
definitely not 2.4).  I've refreshed myself on it via running the 
built-in tests in /src/optional/python-bindings/tests, and I'll also be 
submitting patches to get the example scripts functional again as needed 
(eg new_book_with_opening_balances.py was broken and I've fixed it).  If 
ParIT needs to (hopefully temporarily or semi-temporarily) do a 
non-canonical build for it, we can make it available for download.  But, 
I don't want to step on official GnuCash toes any more than is needed.

Anyway, I'll post more info as it becomes available, will likely take 
some time...

-Jamie