Bob Ippolito wrote:
Getting you, the Mac user who is familiar with scripting, up and running with -
1) Python
There are a number of good books out there. I recommend "Dive Into Python" (in print or on the web) and "Learning Python"
2) An IDE and debugger (Xcode?)
Don't be too dismayed by the lack of a fully-integrated IDE. While very nice when getting started, I'm not the least bit convinced that they really i8increase productivity in the long term. Among other things, I edit a lot of other text than Python Code, and I can only make really good use of all my editors features if I use the same editor for everything. I find I can be very productive with a good editor and a terminal. Check out iPython as well, for a better interactive interpreter. Remarkably, with Python, I still find print statement more efficient to use than a debugger.
3) A GUI toolkit (wxWidgets?)I'd highly recommend PyObjC if cross-platform isn't an immediate goal.
Well, if it's a goal at all, consider other options. Otherwise, Bob is right, even though I've never used it.
Other than that, wxPython seems to be the default, but you'll probably have to fight with it to do what you want.
Bob, I know you don't think much of wxPython, but please don't bad-mouth it this way. Those of us that use it don't feel like we're fighting with it. The other cross-platform options are TkInter, which has been problematic on the Mac for years, but is now better? pyGTK, which uses X11 on OS-X, and PyQT, which has licensing issues. If you want all open-source and anything resembling a OS-X look, wxPython is the only real option, but you will end up with slightly less native feeling app than PyObjC.
-Chris
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