On: PyFlow – Visual scripting framework for Python – NodeRED alternative?

[snidane]

Scripts from another dimension, now in Python.

https://scriptsofanotherdimension.tumblr.com/

[daenz → snidane]

These kinds of visual programming systems always seem to degrade into spaghetti hell, don't they?

[geek_at → daenz]

It depends. My nodeRed flow for grabbing various sensor data and sending them to influxdb: https://pictshare.net/mvarpf.png

And my home alarm system flow: https://pictshare.net/82qfpa.png

To be fair though you can create sub-flows to have it more compact but when I designed it, I didn't know about theseyet

[t0mas88 → geek_at]

I use node-red for the same kind of things, with subflows. At some point it makes a lot more sense to write a function node (javascript) than to use node-red as intended. Avoids a lot of the spaghetti.

[madisonmay → daenz]

I suppose so, but perhaps trying to prevent the spaghettification has some positive benefits in terms of DRY + code structure.

[bmitc → daenz]

No.