On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 01:49:35AM +0200, Georg Seifert wrote: > I think it is much easier to do this with cocoa. You can use use xCode to > start with a cocoa python app, use interface builder to set up the > interface. So you can code in a known language but can benefit from the > rich macosx framework. > > you will find tons of tutorials if you search for "pybjc tutorial". >
Thanks, I'll check this out. Sounds promising. > I did this with a small project earlier this year and got i running on > Tiger, don't know if I really needed xcode 2.5 or not > > Georg > Am 20.06.2008 um 01:15 schrieb John Velman: > >> I'm a bit out of my depth here, new to Mac, comfortable with Python, >> comfortable with SQL, but lots left to learn. >> >> Problem: >> >> My daughter is starting a small business renting a certain kind of prop to >> the movie industry. She needs to a) keep track of her stock, b) keep >> track of rentals, c) issue invoices, and other stuff not yet fully >> defined. >> >> She has a powerbook with Tiger. I have an iMac with Leopard (10.5.3 as of >> this afternoon). >> >> We looked into Quickbooks (which was recommended by lots of people), but >> it >> is clearly not adapted to her needs. >> >> It looks to me like a database, sql, form, view, and report problem. For >> starters (time was short), I set up some spreadsheets on NeoOffice, >> installed NeoOffice in her machine, and did the paperwork she needed by >> manual sorts, filters, and so on. OK, but for the long term... >> >> My current thinking is (but I've a lot to learn) something like this: >> >> Python as the application platform. SQLite as an embedded database. >> Would >> be nice to use QT for user interface. >> >> Outputs needed in PDF format, and possible PDF with fillable forms. >> >> I can probably get my daughter to upgrade to Leopard, but if an app could >> be developed on Leopard and run on Tiger, it would be preferable. >> >> Am I out of my mind? >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> John Velman >> _______________________________________________ >> Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
