On 2014-12-01, 07:43 GMT, Donald Stufft wrote: >> I do not choose tools simply because they are written in >> Python -- I choose them because, being written in Python, I >> I can work on them if I need to: I can enhance them, I can >> fix them, I can learn from them. > > Git uses the idea of small individual commands that do small things, > so you can write your own commands that work on text streams to > extend git and you can even write those in Python.
I really really dislike this Mercurial propaganda for two reasons: a) obviously you are right ... git is a complete tool box for building your own tools in the best UNIX™ traditions. Each of has a ton of third-party (or our own) tools using git plumbing. (Is there a Mercurial equivalent of git-filter-branch? Can http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/ConvertExtension do the same as git-filter-branch?) b) it completely ignores existence of three (3) independent implementations of git format/protocol (also jgit and libgit2). How does VisualStudio/Eclipse/NetBeans/etc. support for hg works? Does it use a library or just runs hg binary in a subprocess (a thing which by the hg authors is Mercurial not designed to do)? Best, Matěj _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
