[Pythonmac-SIG] A simple app: Develop on Leopard, use on Tiger

[DeanG]

Would Dabo work well here?

http://dabodev.com/

On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 6:15 PM, John Velman <velman at cox.net> wrote:
> 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
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