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+PyTango Meeting: minutes
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+**Febuary 6th 2017 **
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+Pytango server restart segfault
+-------------------------------
+ - Tiago has a good idea of what this bug can be about.
+
+> -> This should be documented in a github issue.
+
+ - Still low priority
+
+Fix using deprecated NumPy API
+------------------------------
+ - This seems to have been solved by Carlos.
+
+> -> We should ask him about this issue and create a PR
+
+ - Other compilation warnings are related to zero message queue.
+
+> -> We should investigate those warnings and probably report them direclty on zero message queue github
+
+
+
+Get rid of metaclass definition
+-------------------------------
+  - It is done and released on pytango 9.2.1
+
+
+Continuous integration
+----------------------
+ - Travis used conda to run PyTango unitest.
+
+>   -> There is no official Tango channel in Conda
+
+>   -> Travis can build this Conda package.
+ 
+ - Conda can make Windows builds easier.
+
+
+Define git workflow
+-------------------
+> -> Make develop branch as default branch in github
+
+
+
+Documentation generation
+------------------------
+ - The PyTango ESRF website is still the default result in Google
+>   -> we should redirect this URL to the official ReadTheDoc website.
+
+ - Old PyTango documentations (PyTango version < 9.) are not hosted on RTD and should stay on the ESRF servers.
+
+ - There is no documentaiton about documentation generation and mock system.
+
+ - PyTango documentation need to be reviewed:
+
+>   -> Make documentation up to date
+
+>   -> Promote HL API as the default way of programming in Python.
+
+>   -> Document and promote new features.
+
+ - there is an plan to improve documentation on cpptango side (task force), we should harmonize and include pytango in the task force.
+
+
+Change of binding
+-----------------
+ - It is a huge effort.
+
+ - Alternative:
+     - sip
+     - cython
+     - pybind11 (close to boost)
+     - pure python binding.
+
+ - It is probably better to wait Tango10 before starting something.
+
+ - We have to keep track of what is going on in cppTango to avoid issue with the current PyTango boost implementation.
+
+ - Build tango for windows is difficult due to boost. It has been handled by Sebastien Gara for PyTango 9.2.0.
+
+
+Move itango to separate project
+-------------------------------
+ - itango documentation is not on readthedoc
+
+ - Nicolas Leclerq has done an example of what can be done today with Jupyter, Ipywidgets, Bokeh that can be combined with itango.
+
+
+Refactor setup.py
+-----------------
+ - Requierement are now supported with pip.
+
+Server argparse
+---------------
+ - Extend PyTango command line interface and add custom argument.
+ - Issue: corba argument can not be compatible with argparse.
+ - Low priority because it is not compatible with the starter.
+ - It can be good for a beginner in pytango to get in PyTango
+
+Rename PyTango to tango
+-----------------------
+ - We should write somthing in documentation about this renaming.
+
+Refactor asynchronous layer
+---------------------------
+ - We still have to isolate gevent and asyncio.
+
+Define coding standards
+-----------------------
+ - Add guide line in documenation about coding standards
+
+Clean directory tree
+--------------------
+ - Keep old object for backward compatibility and advertise HL API.
+ - There is a lot of attributed expose in the tango module. We should clean up at the next major realised and advertise for compatiblity
+