[Python-il] Pure python logical to visual (BiDi) implementation ?

Meir Kriheli meir at mksoft.co.il
Sun Apr 18 15:05:52 IDT 2010


Hi,

I'm looking for a pure python, non GPL, implementation of logical to 
visual library.

Long story short:

I'd like to add BiDi support for ReportLab, see Moshe's thread:

http://two.pairlist.net/pipermail/reportlab-users/2009-June/008447.html

He's using pyfribidi, a binding for fribidi:

http://pyfribidi.sourceforge.net/


Problems ?

1. Depends on a c lib, which makes deployment harder on various 
platforms (easy_install, buildout etc).

2. They messed with the license. fribidi is LGPL, but they chose GPL for 
pyfribidi, which spells potential problems using/distributing it with 
ReportLab (BSD licensed).

Cheers
--
Meir Kriheli


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