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Finishing python module support

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  • #482 by @KipHamiltons — closed without merging
-New-Feature D-Harder G-DevOps-QA L-CMake L-Python
Dominant language
C++
Stars
41
Forks
22
Avg merge
1h 48m
Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

Currently there exists an abandoned, ancient PR (#146) which works towards adding python modules (and nice stuff for opencl, "which is only useful if we think we will be implementing more OpenCL-based modules"). Writing modules is harder than it could be, in large part because C++ is much more time consuming that python.
Python wouldn't be a long term solution for any given module (because it's python, and that's not in the same performance tier as C++), but it would really help faster iteration of modules and module concepts, which is especially important come robocup crunchtimes.
This is a really cool project, and I don't think we should forget about it. Having the ability to write modules in python would be huge.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the abandoned PR #146 and the closed PR #482 to understand the previous approaches to Python module support. Then establish the current module entry points and define how Python modules should be written and validated; done means modules can be implemented in Python for faster iteration without losing the existing C++ path.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, python
Domain
robotics
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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