3 files changed, 17 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/python/gras/GRAS_Factory.i b/python/gras/GRAS_Factory.i
index 1124963..eca9d2e 100644
--- a/python/gras/GRAS_Factory.i
+++ b/python/gras/GRAS_Factory.i
@@ -30,25 +30,18 @@ namespace gras
 %pythoncode %{
 #TODO we need to register this into the real factory
 _py_factory = dict()
-%}
 
-%extend gras::Factory
-{
-    %insert("python")
-    %{
-        @staticmethod
-        def register_make(name, fcn):
-            #TODO we need to register this into the real factory
-            _py_factory[name] = fcn
-
-        @staticmethod
-        def make(name, *args, **kwargs):
-
-            #first try the local to python py factory #TODO real factory
-            if name in _py_factory: return _py_factory[name](*args, **kwargs)
-
-            from PMC import PMC_M
-            pmcargs = PMC_M(list(args))
-            return Factory._handle_make(name, pmcargs)
-    %}
-}
+def register_make(name, fcn):
+    #TODO we need to register this into the real factory
+    _py_factory[name] = fcn
+
+def make(name, *args, **kwargs):
+
+    #first try the local to python py factory #TODO real factory
+    if name in _py_factory: return _py_factory[name](*args, **kwargs)
+
+    from PMC import PMC_M
+    pmcargs = PMC_M(list(args))
+    return Factory._handle_make(name, pmcargs)
+
+%}
diff --git a/python/gras/GRAS_Loader.py b/python/gras/GRAS_Loader.py
index b70bc60..cc73d9b 100644
--- a/python/gras/GRAS_Loader.py
+++ b/python/gras/GRAS_Loader.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
+import traceback
 
 #try to import module
 #http://effbot.org/zone/import-string.htm
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ def __try_module_import(filename):
         module = __import__(module_name)
     except Exception as ex:
         print 'Could not import', filename, ex
+        print traceback.format_exc()
     finally:
         sys.path[:] = path # restore
 
diff --git a/python/gras/__init__.py b/python/gras/__init__.py
index 6dcd4cd..793eba8 100644
--- a/python/gras/__init__.py
+++ b/python/gras/__init__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from GRAS_SBuffer import SBufferConfig, SBuffer
 from GRAS_Tags import Tag, StreamTag, PacketMsg
 from GRAS_TimeTag import TimeTag
 from GRAS_Element import Element
-from GRAS_Factory import Factory
+from GRAS_Factory import make, register_make
 import GRAS_Block
 import GRAS_HierBlock
 import GRAS_TopBlock