Python 2 to Python 3, Polyglot & Plugins - Page 2

eschwartz · 04-23-2019, 02:30 PM

I would suggest uploading them to a GitHub repository and telling people "use it if you want, but none of this is supported and if you have issues, you get to fix them yourself".

Anyone using a plugin would need to build it from a directory of python files that they manually obtained, and there's a much lower guarantee of suitability than if it was in the official plugin index. OTOH it can still prove useful to people, if only as an example or as code snippets, and who knows -- someone may contribute useful changes.

You can configure the repo to disallow issue requests, and only allow pull requests. It's a pretty good way to guarantee that only people with code to share can start a conversation.

jackie_w · 04-23-2019, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan

BTW... I would be interested in those editor plugins... so I can see how they work and perhaps evolve them to my own use cases..

I'll PM you later this week. Just be aware that the only documentation is in the code. I should have added Documentation as reason no.4 why sharing plugins is problematic. All 18 of my Editor Tool plugins are consolidated in a single 'toolbag' so I think the least I need to document is a one-liner about each.

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

I would suggest uploading them to a GitHub repository and telling people "use it if you want, but none of this is supported and if you have issues, you get to fix them yourself".

I fear you've greatly overestimated my understanding of GitHub. I have enough trouble keeping a sync-ed copy of the latest calibre code on my PC. "Clueless" would be a fitting description.

eschwartz · 04-23-2019, 07:13 PM

You can use programs like GitHub for Windows, or source code editors with git/GitHub integration like atom or Visual Studio Code, to click a button and upload "new version X" from your master directory. It could be a fun learning experience, potentially

and if you really try to learn it then the ability to look at history is really, really neat. Don't give up so quickly just because you think it's beyond your experience.

OTOH don't feel pressured into it if you just don't think you'll get much out of it.

Terisa de morgan · 04-24-2019, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by jackie_w

I'll PM you later this week. Just be aware that the only documentation is in the code. I should have added Documentation as reason no.4 why sharing plugins is problematic. All 18 of my Editor Tool plugins are consolidated in a single 'toolbag' so I think the least I need to document is a one-liner about each.

No problem, as it's the current situation for my plugins (and I've been there a lot of times in my work), I'll check which they do and that's all.

04-23-2019, 02:30 PM	#16
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	I would suggest uploading them to a GitHub repository and telling people "use it if you want, but none of this is supported and if you have issues, you get to fix them yourself". Anyone using a plugin would need to build it from a directory of python files that they manually obtained, and there's a much lower guarantee of suitability than if it was in the official plugin index. OTOH it can still prove useful to people, if only as an example or as code snippets, and who knows -- someone may contribute useful changes. You can configure the repo to disallow issue requests, and only allow pull requests. It's a pretty good way to guarantee that only people with code to share can start a conversation. Last edited by eschwartz; 04-23-2019 at 02:32 PM.

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04-23-2019, 07:13 PM	#18
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	You can use programs like GitHub for Windows, or source code editors with git/GitHub integration like atom or Visual Studio Code, to click a button and upload "new version X" from your master directory. It could be a fun learning experience, potentially and if you really try to learn it then the ability to look at history is really, really neat. Don't give up so quickly just because you think it's beyond your experience. OTOH don't feel pressured into it if you just don't think you'll get much out of it.

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