we would have to see per module whether it is best to rewrite as python given the existing knowledge, or try to use the existing C module.

allowing different input formats is opening a nasty can of worms in terms of maintainability.

there is nothing against writing a human-friendly web server on top of the core API that accepts html forms and translates these into core API calls. For most of the non-game interaction (ie creating games, browsing games, user management etc) this is probably the way to go. In a sense, this web server is "just another client" as far as the core server is concerned.