I have a vague memory that the python data provider idea was considered a while ago. I was thinking about how one could get direct access from Qgis to R spatial data sets stored in R's binary files. One method would have been to write a provider in python that used Rpy to bridge to R, but wasn't possible because you can't write data providers in Python. It could be done in C by linking to R's C library, but at that point I lost interest and used a looser coupling to get my R data into Qgis.
The argument then went that if the provider was designed to access a file it would be a better idea to write a GDAL/OGR driver, then even people outside QGIS could use it. Obviously that would have to be C/C++ though. And then I think everyone got bored and went back to doing things. Do you have a specific use-case? On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 8:01 AM, G. Allegri <[email protected]> wrote: > Anybody interested in developing the concept and evaluating its feasibility? > I'm considering the possibility to sponsor it. > > giovanni > > Sent from Nexus > > Il giorno 28/ago/2012 00:11, "G. Allegri" <[email protected]> ha scritto: >> >> AFAIK it isn't possible to register a python script as a dataprovider. >> Maybe it sounds odd, but I think it would interesting if we could have it. >> Has it been ever considered? How hard would it be to implement it? >> >> Giovanni >> >> Sent from Nexus _______________________________________________ Qgis-developer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
