python based 3d

[BerndWill]

Hello,

as I understand CrystalBlend, it exports the .blend file and uses the Crystal engine to display and run the game. But what about the python scripts inside the .blend file ?
a) Are they interpreted during runtime as well ?
b) Is there a chance to import the .blend file in a pyton program using the Crystal engine (import cspace) to render the scene ?

Thanks for information on this
Bernd

[jorrit]

Hello,

as I understand CrystalBlend, it exports the .blend file and uses the Crystal engine to display and run the game. But what about the python scripts inside the .blend file ?
a) Are they interpreted during runtime as well ?
b) Is there a chance to import the .blend file in a pyton program using the Crystal engine (import cspace) to render the scene ?

Thanks for information on this
Bernd

Not yet. Python support is planned but when this happens it will NOT be compatible with the python scripts that are now used by GameBlender as the python scripts will have to talk to CEL/CS instead of GameBlender API.

About b) that will be possible in the future too.

Greetings,

[Bernd]

Are there any python bindings available for CrystalSpace ?

Thanks for the information
Bernd

[jorrit]

Are there any python bindings available for CrystalSpace ?

Thanks for the information
Bernd

Yes.

Greetings,

[Bernd]

where can I find them ?

Regards
Bernd

[Bernd Will]

... found them inside the CVS files. But there is no binary version to be installed as python module.

According to the source of the python example (tutorial0.py), I would have to import a module called "cspace":

where can I get a binary version of this module (i don't have access to C++ and just want to stay with python) ?

Thanks again
Bernd

[Bernd]

ok, found cspace.py as well; it seems to be a swig binding for the CS engine.

But where do I get the CS binaries, that this cspace.py is trying to call ?

Hasn't anyone built a binary CS package for python yet ?

Thanks
Bernd

[sunshine]

The Crystal Space manual for the CVS version contains a HOWTO explaining how to build and use the Python bindings:

http://www.crystalspace3d.org/docs/online/manual/cs_4.19.4.php

[gorgan_almighty]

Python support is planned but when this happens it will NOT be compatible with the python scripts that are now used by GameBlender as the python scripts will have to talk to CEL/CS instead of GameBlender API.

Why not?? Surely it would be easy enough to emulate the GameBlender API??  I know I could do it in python if I really wanted to, but it would be much better to do it behind the scenes.  Re-writing all the python scripts in a typical blender game is NOT an option.

Keith.

[jorrit]

Python support is planned but when this happens it will NOT be compatible with the python scripts that are now used by GameBlender as the python scripts will have to talk to CEL/CS instead of GameBlender API.

Why not?? Surely it would be easy enough to emulate the GameBlender API??  I know I could do it in python if I really wanted to, but it would be much better to do it behind the scenes.  Re-writing all the python scripts in a typical blender game is NOT an option.

Keith.

It can probably be done but it is not what I'm going to concentrate on initially. Also keep in mind that when the CrystalBlend project was started, compatibility was never a goal. We try to be as compatible as possible but if it means sacrificing certain things then we will very quickly break that.

Greetings,