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Re:Show HN: Pyexperiment by jackmaney on Sunday August 09, 2015 @04:40AM (#10029877)
So...it's for configuration management? What do "experiments" have to do with this?

What does this package do that isn't done by click, docopt, or argparse?

Re:Show HN: Pyexperiment by duerrp on Sunday August 09, 2015 @04:47AM (#10029888)
>> So...it's for configuration management? What do >> "experiments" have to do with this?

Yes and no, pyexperiment handles configuration management for you (by using argparse and configobj etc.), but it's main point is that it saves you from having to set up these components. My main goal was to reduce the overhead of writing the same "framework" code every time, so pyexperiment sets you up with simple one-command solutions for many common tasks.

>> What does this package do that isn't done by click, >> docopt, or argparse?

It will set you up with a framework where e.g., you don't have to write the same boilerplate code to get a multiprocessing cabable logger that logs to a file. You just call log.debug("bla") and that's it.

Re:Show HN: Pyexperiment by duerrp on Sunday August 09, 2015 @08:18AM (#10030130)
Thanks for the comments, I just added another motivating example right at the top of the README. Is it clearer now?
Re:Show HN: Pyexperiment by jackmaney on Sunday August 09, 2015 @02:29PM (#10030980)
Not in the slightest. I still have no idea what this has to do with experiments.
Re:Show HN: Pyexperiment by duerrp on Thursday August 13, 2015 @10:39PM (#10058349)
Ok, I gave the motivating example another shot... not sure if it helps, but please let me know if you have any suggestions.
Re:Show HN: Pyexperiment by duerrp on Monday August 10, 2015 @11:24PM (#10038936)
Thanks for the feedback. I will try to improve the example and make it more "experimental".