Re: Newer python for plugin question

[Hans Breuer <hans breuer org>]

At 17.07.2009 09:16, leledumbo wrote:
> I already know why Dia sticks with python 2.3 for plugins due to msvcrtXX.dll
> issue. But I wonder why GIMP can do the same with newer python versions?
> Does Dia uses different plugin mechanism from GIMP? 
Yes. Dia's plug-ins all run in-process, so it embedds Python.

> Can't the idea be stolen from them?
No. GIMP plug-ins are running out-of-process. And the PyGimp scripts are 
all running in there own Python process.

There is a lot more information already available on the Dia mailing list. 
Please use the search facility at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/dia-list/ 
to find it.

[1] http://docs.python.org/extending/embedding.html

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