Python ant scripts work OK except for test report generation. Some discussion required though.

python/Makefile

-all:
-	@echo "Compiling protobuf spec for python..."
-	protoc --proto_path=../proto ../proto/ipaaca.proto --python_out=build/
-	cp src/ipaaca.py build/
-	( cd build; python -c "import ipaaca" )
-	rm build/ipaaca.py
-	rm build/ipaaca_pb2.py
-
-clean:
-	rm -f build/*.pyc build/*_pb2.py build/ipaaca.py
-

python/build.properties

+language=python
+resolve.status=beta
+resource.path=${shared.resources}/Shared3DModels/resource;${shared.resources}/DefaultShaders/resource;${shared.resources}/LogbackConfigs/resource;${shared.resources}/HmiHumanoidBodyControl/resource;${shared.resources}/HmiHumanoidEmbodiments/resource;
+rebuild.list=
+pyzip.excludes=
+run.py=run.py
+

python/build.xml

+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project name="IpaacaPython"  default="run">
+   <import file="../../soashared/ant/build.xml" />
+   <target name="-pre-compilation">
+     <echo message="Compiling protobuf file" />
+     <exec executable="protoc">
+        <arg value="--proto_path=../proto" />
+        <arg value="../proto/ipaaca.proto" />
+        <arg value="--python_out=build/" />
+     </exec>
+   </target>
+</project>
+

python/ivy.xml

+<ivy-module version="2.0">
+   <info organisation="HMI" module="IpaacaPython" />
+   <dependencies>
+      <dependency org="junit" name="junit" rev="latest.release"/>
+   </dependencies>
+</ivy-module>

python/src/run.py

+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import ipaaca
+
+print "{this is the IpaacaPython run.py doing nothing at all}"
+

python/test/rsb.cfg

+[transport.spread]
+host = localhost # default type is string
+port = 4803 # types can be specified in angle brackets
+enabled = true
+