delete path with `del(Layer.paths[0])` not supported

[Mark2Mark]

>>> TypeError: 'GSProxyShapes' object doesn't support item deletion

The documentation claims that it is possible like that.

Also: what’s the proper API now to delete/add paths?

[schriftgestalt]

del(Layer.shapes[0])

[Mark2Mark]

Thanks!

Is there an easy way to distinguish between paths and components? When a user wants to only delete either or. I know one could type check as on objc, but for the regular python user? It’s not all too clear with the .shapes I think.

• [ ] The documentation needs an update then. del(layer.paths[0]) → del(Layer.shapes[0])

[florianpircher]

You can use shapeType.

[Mark2Mark]

Thanks!

Should anyone add that to the Documentation?

[florianpircher]

I linked to the documentation. Or what other documentation do you use?

[Mark2Mark]

Didn’t see that it is a link. I also linked mine, though (twice 😉 ) Tried to point y’all to the part under GSLayer > paths, where it says:

# access all paths
for path in layer.paths:
print(path)
# delete path
del(layer.paths[0]) # <------------- this is what I am talking about.
# copy paths from another layer
import copy
layer.paths = copy.copy(anotherlayer.paths)

[florianpircher]

Yes, that part is wrong.

[Mark2Mark]

I’d love to help with the docu, but I have no access or clue how it is generated. Hence I can only drop all my findings here.

[schriftgestalt]

The docu is generated from the comments in the wrapper file. It uses a script to extract the comments and then uses sphinx to build the html. https://github.com/schriftgestalt/GlyphsSDK/tree/Glyphs3/ObjectWrapper/Sphinx%20Documentation

[schriftgestalt]

The formatting is a bit tricky (indentation and empty lines). I can clean it up if needed.