[Ohrrpgce] OHRRPGCE Data debugging, rc1

[James Paige]

On Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 08:00:30PM +1030, David Gowers wrote:
> Here's an update on my progress.
> The attached module works (for the limited subset of file formats it
> currently handles), and contains most of the helper functions and some
> of the dtypes, accessible through a dictionary. Various refactoring
> will need to happen before release on PyPI; for now, I'm still
> migrating code from the doctest into this module while ensuring the
> doctest continues to run in the manner it is accustomed.
> Expected total module size is 20 - 25k
> 
> The changes to memmapped-fileformats.rst merely adapt to use this
> module, so I have not included an update for it.

I've looked over ohrrpgce.py, and it looked slick, but I still need a 
little help on using it. I understand I need to use doctests, right? How 
do I get started with doctests? I've never used a .rst file before.

> In the meantime I've released my module 'ion'
> (http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyion); mentioning this mainly because
> it's the first thing i've released on PyPI. and also because Pixlab
> depends on it (ohrrpgce.py won't depend on pixlab, and pixlab will
> prove useful if manipulating OHR images or palettes)

Interesting. I notice the "chain iterator" :)

> I've recently begun substituting 'and' where I might typically use
> 'but', since after reading an introduction to Lojban, i realized it is
> indeed used just like the word 'and' with added annoying
> oxymoronicity.

Wait, and but what?

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James