Talk:Modularize pdb2gmx

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Would Python be an accepted language to program a modularized pdb2gmx? I think Python is great for text parsing and manipulation. Biehl

I'm not a developer, but probably python (or Perl or Tcl or Ruby or...) would not be acceptable, because it increases the dependency of GROMACS on other installed software. I do agree that the large majority of systems GROMACS would be run on will have an acceptable version of <whatever>, however such dependencies can be a barrier to adoption on some systems. You would want a large gain from writing pdb2gmx in python to make such a shift. There'd be nothing wrong with prototyping a new pdb2gmx there, and then rewriting the debugged code in C, however. Mabraham 14:39, 9 January 2008 (CET)