i started to do a python binding for med.

med_python.zip ~ 50kb

it's still very incomplete and a bit buggy (don't try to close med while the python window is open! ). currently only the vertex and triangle commands are wrapped but some things can already be done with it. ...

the latest python and wxpython release has to be installed on your pc.

-> http://www.python.org
-> http://wxpython.sourceforge.net

sorry to be such a n00b...
but what is python, and what does it do?

python is a scripting language. writing med plugins with python is more fun than with c++.

ok thanks...
although i cant write plugins, seems good:D

did anyone try it?

i fixed error redirecting and wrapped more functions. error messages get written into the file <error.txt> at the moment. you can look into it to find out what you did wrong in your scripts. ...in later versions it would be cool to have some kind of interactive script editing and message window...

What version of MED started supporting plugins (I must really need to upgrade to A6)? As far as writing my own plugins in it, I know about as much Python as C++.

i think you will need the med which comes with 6.2!

python is very easy to learn:

http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/thinkCSpy/
http://www.python.org/doc/2.3.3/tut/tut.html

here is an example of the latest plugin i did for testing:

Code:

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import __main__,math,string,med



def fatman_plugin(_p_):

    dlg=__main__.wx.TextEntryDialog(__main__.frame,

                                    "this plugin adds the scaled normal to each selected vertex.\n\nnormal scale factor:",

                                    "fatman","10")

    if dlg.ShowModal()==__main__.wx.ID_OK:

        values=string.split(dlg.GetValue()) 

        fatman(float(values[0]))

    dlg.Destroy()

    __main__.frame.Close()



def fatman(normalscale):



    med.startmodelediting()

    

    num_vertices=med.vertex_getvertexcount()

    for i in range(0,num_vertices):

        med.vertex_selectvertex(i)

        if med.vertex_isselected():

            pos1,pos2=med.vertex_getvertexpos()

            normal=med.vertex_getnormal()

            pos=(pos2[0]+(normal[0]*normalscale),

                 pos2[1]+(normal[1]*normalscale),

                 pos2[2]+(normal[2]*normalscale))

            med.vertex_setvertexpos(pos)



    med.donemodelediting()







__main__.register_plugin("fatman",fatman_plugin) #plugin_name,plugin_function

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the problem is that i am a pretty poor c/c++ programmer and i am not sure if i did everything right with the binding.

I cannot download the above link now. Could you help? It's very interesting Thanks.

get a 404 error , sounds interesting tho

What is possible with a python plugin? What can be done with it?