UML tools for python

[Rimidalv]

Andy Bulka wrote:
> Whilst almost responding to the 'dream project' thread I decided that
> this post warranted its own thread.  What about a solid UML tool with
> round trip functionality for the Python Community?
> 
> Some attempts at reverse engineering python are
>   PyReverse http://www.logilab.org/projects/pyreverse/
>   PyUt http://pyut.sourceforge.net/ 
>   PyNSource  http://www.atug.com/andypatterns/pynsource.htm
>   Boa Constructor  http://sourceforge.net/projects/boa-constructor/
>   IDLE's class browser
>   PythonWin 's class browser
> all of which have their problems and limitations.  
> 
> E.g. PyUt will hang if it cannot __import__ successfully and its GUI
> has no zoom nor scroll etc.  PyReverse is hard to use, misses a lot of
> basic information and then what do you do with the XML files? - who
> will read these?  I have to edit them manually to import them into
> Enterprise Architect
>   http://www.sparxsystems.com.au
> and the last time I tried, you couldn't import into 
>   Poseidon  http://www.gentleware.com/products/index.php4
> community edition, which is the better descendant of the free Argo.
> 
> Some Java-centric UML tools I believe do export python, though this is
> usually very simple and usually broken.  For example
>   Object Domain  http://www.objectdomain.com/products/od/overview.do
> claims to import python code, but the last I looked, this particular
> functionality was fragile.
> 
> Potential powerful technology that could be used is
>   Bicycle Repair Man  http://bicyclerepair.sourceforge.net/
> a refactoring tool for Python which could be combined with some sort
> of Java GUI (with zoom and all those niceties) - since the hard bit of
> the problem is parsing python reliably and knowing how to change it /
> regenerate it nicely.  Bicycle Repair Man already treads deeply in
> this territory.  Also
>   PyChecker http://pychecker.sf.net/
> walks similar territory.
> 
> Ideal tools would look and behave something like
>  ModelMaker (for Delphi) http://www.modelmakertools.com/
>  TogetherJ  http://www.togethersoft.com/products/index.jsp
> where you can work in code or in diagrams and the two are seamlessly
> kept in synch.  Its truly cool, and I wish I could do these sorts of
> things in Python.
> 
> Does anybody know of any other work being done in this area?
> 
> Do we think that having a solid UML tool with full round trip
> facilities plus gorgeous GUI - build specifically for Python is a
> worthy goal?  Is anybody going to bother to build such a tool for
> free?
> 
> Andy Bulka
> http://www.atug.com/andypatterns
Try Dia http://www.lysator.liu.se/~alla/dia/
also  autodia http://droogs.org/autodia/
and if you Google a little i guess that you can find dia2code (sorry 
couldn't find url)