From: Michael Neumann <uu9r@...>
Date: 2002-09-17T16:45:47+09:00
Subject: Re: Getting Python and Ruby to Talk to Each Other

MikkelFJ wrote:
> 
> "Sam Hunting" <shunting@etopicality.com> wrote in message
> news:7c40e468.0209141347.4d338e56@posting.google.com...
> > A clueless Ruby newbie seeks help...
> >
> > I have gotten Ruby's amazing Linda tuplespace up and running which was
> ....
> > So how can I pass a query (in the form of a text string) from rinda to
> > Python, and how can I pass the results (also in the form of a text
> > string) from Python back to rinda?
> 
> This problem seems a bit inversed to me.
> 
> I would consider tuplespaces to be close to the ideal cross language
> interface.
> So the "right" way would be to hook Python up to Rindas network protocol.
> For pratical reasons this is proably not the easiest way though.

The real problem is how Ruby and Python marshalls it's objects. 
Rinda uses Ruby's marshalling format, which is not compatible with
Pythons pickle format.

Regards,

  Michael