[gdal-dev] GDAL drivers written in Python

[Knut-Frode Dagestad]

Hi,

Our group is looking at the possibility to use GDAL with Python bindings 
for our work with satellite data. One limitation seems however to be 
missing/incomplete drivers, as we have no capacity to implement new 
drivers in C.

It seems however to me that the Python API allows to create GDAL 
Datasets from data which in principle could be read by any non-GDAL 
functions, e.g. PyHDF or self-made Python readers.

My question is therefore: is there in principle any important 
differences or limitations with datasets created this way, compared to 
datasets read with native GDAL drivers?

Best regards from Knut-Frode