Python interface and DBus

[Mark Doliner]

On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:27:43 -0700, Parand Darugar wrote
> Hello,
> 
> I'm interested in a simple interface for messaging - just the basics:
> send/receive messages, add remove friends, etc - either in a language
> neutral form, or in Python. I'll be using it from a web based app, so
> no traditional UI.
> 
> My first thought was to create a simple swig/ctypes/etc wrapper 
> around libpurple for Python, but then I ran across dbus. After a bit 
> of futzing around I have dbus working, for the most part.
> 
> My questions are:
> - Are there any existing Python wrappers I can use?
> 
> - Am I better off wrapping the libpurple C API in Python or using
> DBus? Are there any disadvantages to using DBus?
> 
> - Anyone else interested in a no-frills Python libpurple wrapper?

I'd think that you're better off using D-Bus.  Wrapping the libpurple C API in
Python sounds like a lot of work.

-Mark