On 5/13/06, Paul D. Fernhout <pdfernhout@kurtz-fernhout.com> wrote:
Tom-
Thanks. apt-get install python-soya python-soya-doc just worked for me.
Pulled in a bunch of stuff, but a few warnings though. Several FutureWarning but look OK. A few SyntaxWarning too. My default python is 2.3 so maybe that is it. "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/soya/pudding/test.py:42: SyntaxWarning: import * only allowed at module level def test(debug = False):"
Having some problems with tutorial windows locking up, like: http://home.gna.org/oomadness/en/soya_tuto/tutomodeling-1.html (which I paste into a Python prompt. :-) I can get a pyramid but the OpenGL window won't close, and I have to get out of Python (seems to tie up Gnome too, maybe their idle loop is using too much CPU? Pegs my system at 100%.). Seems like it will take some understanding (maybe that's what it is supposed to do?) So, not quite a painless out of the box experience -- not to say it is not worth using, just a datapoint on first few minutes difficulties and confusions.
Still, I'm starting to lean to just using OpenGL under wx as a starter. I'm thinking that may have the least install problems for proof of concept stuff.
That's about as far as I got with it. My brief experience with Panda3d was more promising, but I also found both of these API's to be just too daunting. --Tom