accept dict or object as import_scad destination argument

[ipsod]

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[jeff-dh]

hmmmmm.....

myDict = import_scad("MCAD").__dict__

?

[ipsod]

Oops. I meant for either of these to work:

my_dict: dict = import_scad("MCAD", {})
my_obj: ExpSolidNamespace = import_scad("MCAD")

So, code should be:

def import_scad(filename, dest=None, use_not_include=True, skip_render=False):
    if dest == None:
        dest = ExpSolidNamespace(filename)

    try:
        to_dict = dest.__dict__
    except AttributeError:
        to_dict = dest

    load_scad_file_or_dir_into_dict(filename, to_dict, use_not_include, skip_render)

    return dest

or, instead of modifying, add a new function, would probably be better?

def import_scad_to_dict(filename, dest=None, use_not_include=True, skip_render=False):
    if dest == None:
        dest = {}

    load_scad_file_or_dir_into_dict(filename, to_dict, use_not_include, skip_render)

    return dest

plus add the new function to init.py ?

[jeff-dh]

Furthermore -- it's still about the code from the other pr -- what about this:

polyGear = import_scad("/gk/shapes/PolyGear/PolyGear.scad")
class What:
    def ever(...):
        [...]
        polyGear.spur_gear(....)
        [...]

[jeff-dh]

I don't see why you need it, this code should be fine:

mydict: dict = import_scad("MCAD").__dict__
mynamespace: ExpSolidNamespace = import_scad("MCAD")

[ipsod]

That works, thanks!