[vtkusers] Missing classes in python

[David Gobbi]

In the Python wrappers, the smart pointer functionality is automatic.
So if you do ">>> a = vtkActor()", then "a" behaves just like a smart
pointer.  That is the advantage of using languages like Python or Java
that have automatic garbage collection.

The vtkPolyDataSilhouette class _is_ wrapped, I can get it by typing
"filter = vtk.vtkPolyDataSilhouette()".  This is a new class, so maybe
you are not using a recent CVS checkout of VTK?

    David


On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 8:05 AM, KS Jothybasu <jothybasu at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks David!
>
> One missing class is vtkPolydataSilhoute and what is the alternative to
> vtkSmartPointer?
>
> Thanks again
>
> Jothy
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 1:46 PM, David Gobbi <david.gobbi at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> The python wrapping is completely automatic, so if any class is
>> missing, then the developers had a specific reason to exclude it from
>> the wrapping.  If you want to know why certain class is missing or
>> what work-arounds there are, you'll have to say what classes you need
>> that are missing.
>>
>> For example, vtkCommand is missing from the wrappers because any
>> python method can be used as an observer e.g. see the
>> VTK/Examples/GUI/Python examples.  Some classes in VTK/Common are
>> missing because they aren't part of the vtkObject hierarchy, e.g.
>> vtkStdString, vtkBoundingBox, etc.
>>
>>   David
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 5:14 AM, KS Jothybasu <jothybasu at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I find some of the classes are missing in python-vtk. Is there any work
>> > around for this?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Jothy
>> >
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