Take a lazy weekend and walk through http://docs.python.org/tutorial/index.html All you need is a text editor and a shell. A Python capable text editor provides some window where you can dump debugging output. Linux users who are familiar with vim or emacs already found their personal IDE for Python.
Regarding the office suite, all you need is a slightly deeper understanding of the context you are coding in: http://www.openoffice.org/udk/python/python-bridge.html 1) Macros called from within the office: ThisComponent=XSCRIPTCONTEXT.getDocument() 2) Contacting a running office on port 2002 from your Python program and getting all the office objects to start with: import uno localContext = uno.getComponentContext() resolver = localContext.ServiceManager.createInstanceWithContext( "com.sun.star.bridge.UnoUrlResolver", localContext ) ctx = resolver.resolve("uno:socket,host=localhost,port=2002;urp;StarOffice.ComponentContext" ) oDesktop=ctx.ServiceManager.createInstanceWithContext("com.sun.star.frame.Desktop",ctx) oFrame=oDesktop.getCurrentFrame() oView=0Frame.getController() ThisComponent=0View.getModel() http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=22431 Forum topic about Macro IDE for Python http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=22904&p=104656 Emacs + Python + Office http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=59534 Cell functions in Python scripts (called through Basic) http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=59580 Desparately missing MsgBox in Python Search anything python related by author DannyB on oooforum.org -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Python-info-for-a-new-learner-tp3613594p3621653.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
