@phase2 Worst feature of the language for many programmers, given that there were no declarative ways of putting constraints or runtime checks on pointer values. One of the strengths of Python you may come to enjoy is its embeddability in applications for scripting support. Blender and QGIS are two apps I use that are easily extended with Python scripting.
@peterquirk @phase2
I can look this up, but since we're here: does QGIS write the project files in python?
@peterquirk @phase2 Yep, I understand. There have been GIS's that wrote out projects as scripts. VERY handy because map assembly could be done manually in the GUI, then edited as a script. Facilitates automation and analysis.
@b4cks4w @phase2 QGIS project files: https://docs.qgis.org/3.22/en/docs/user_manual/introduction/project_files.html
See the chapter on processing too. Models can be exported as Python scripts.
https://docs.qgis.org/3.22/en/docs/user_manual/processing/index.html
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@peterquirk @phase2 thanks! I popped one open and it's straightforward XML. I also see some code on github for reading/writing them.
Have to play with that sometime.