Re: Using Tcl extensions with Python?

2008-07-18 Thread Thomas Troeger

C Martin wrote:

How do you setup a Tcl extension to be accessible through Python? I
understand that I'll have to use native Tcl calls to use it (tk.call()
etc), but I can't figure out where to put the files or how to
initialize them so I can call them.

The package I would like to use is TkPNG: 
http://www.muonics.com/FreeStuff/TkPNG/

Thanks.


ARGH, Tcl!!! ;-) I know that's not the question, but do you know PIL 
(http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil)?

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Re: Using Tcl extensions with Python?

2008-07-18 Thread C Martin
On Jul 17, 5:18 pm, Guilherme Polo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[snip]
 And.. for tkpng specifically, you won't need tk.call to use it, you
 just need to create your images using Tkinter.PhotoImage with a png
 type.

Thank you Guilherme, that's all great info.

 Thomas Troeger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 ARGH, Tcl!!! ;-) I know that's not the question, but do you know PIL
 (http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil)?

Yes, I know about PIL. However, I need use PNGs with a full alpha
channel. PIL only seems support simple transparency, whereas TkPNG
seems to work as expected with them. If I am incorrect in this, then
please let me know how to use it!

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Using Tcl extensions with Python?

2008-07-17 Thread C Martin
How do you setup a Tcl extension to be accessible through Python? I
understand that I'll have to use native Tcl calls to use it (tk.call()
etc), but I can't figure out where to put the files or how to
initialize them so I can call them.

The package I would like to use is TkPNG: 
http://www.muonics.com/FreeStuff/TkPNG/

Thanks.
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Re: Using Tcl extensions with Python?

2008-07-17 Thread Guilherme Polo
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 6:48 PM, C Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 How do you setup a Tcl extension to be accessible through Python? I
 understand that I'll have to use native Tcl calls to use it (tk.call()
 etc), but I can't figure out where to put the files or how to
 initialize them so I can call them.

 The package I would like to use is TkPNG: 
 http://www.muonics.com/FreeStuff/TkPNG/


You can put them anywhere, but if it is on tcl's auto_path then you
just need a call to package require tkpng. To check what directories
are part of auto_path, start tclsh and enter set auto_path.

Follows a sample code to demonstrate how to load the required package:

import Tkinter

root = Tkinter.Tk()
tkpnglib = /usr/lib/tkpng0.9
root.tk.eval(
global auto_path
lappend auto_path {%s} % tkpnglib)

root.tk.eval(package require tkpng)

If tkpng were installed in some directory belonging to auto_path, then
you wouldn't need that call to tk.eval.

And.. for tkpng specifically, you won't need tk.call to use it, you
just need to create your images using Tkinter.PhotoImage with a png
type.

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