[Baypiggies] Python available on Nokia Devices since 2005

[Seth Friedman]

Hi,

Thanks for all the info.   I'm thinking of a N96 when it's out and this
thread is helping me understand what the options are.

Just as a platform for personal development, I'm curious what the features
that will be limited if I don't get into the developer program or go through
signing my app.

For instance, one little app I was thinking of writing was to check the GPS
to see if the phone was at my home, and if I accepted a call at home, to
have the phone poke my SlimServer and if music was playing, to mute it for
the duration of the call.    I'm not sure if SlimServer has the capability
to handle that out of the box, but being open source I figure I can tackle
whatever's missing there.

Is the line about what features are locked for unsigned apps blurry, or is
there a list someplace?   Specifically I'm curious about: GPS, network, file
system, accelerometer, and camera.

~seth
On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 7:08 PM, Charles Merriam
<charles.merriam at gmail.com>wrote:

> >From my the little bit I've been able to sit through earlier.
>
> PyS60 is built on a Python 2.2 base.  You can run a bluetooth console
> (like Screen on the Mac) to interact with your phone in real time.
> There some some emulator options as well.   One imports specialized
> packages for access to the S60 app etc.
>
> Deploying on the phone is a bit tricky.  You need to sign the app to
> access certain features.   If you want to deploy on more than some
> enumerated number of phones, you join the developer program.  The line
> of what is 'free and open source', 'free to make only GPL
> applications', 'closed but gratis', and 'not free' is a bit blurry and
> perhaps intentionally confusing.   There are various bundling options,
> such as an equivalent of Py2exe, and these options each have their own
> challenges (read bugs).
>
> There is also a specialized version of C/C++ called Open C/C++.
> Apprently, some features are only avaliable in Python and some are
> only available in Open C/C++.
>
> It's an odd world.
>
> Charles
>
> On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 6:57 PM, Robert Schultheis <javarobert at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Some questions on the list about PyS60.
> >
> > Python for S60 is available for the latest and older Nokia S60 devices.
> N95-3 and N95 8GB are available unlocked for the US.
> >
> > Get PyS60 here:
> >
> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfilers.php?group_id=154155&package_id=171153
> >
> > There are many PyS60 code samples available. Google PyS60 and see the
> Forum Nokia Wiki pages at:
> >
> > http://wiki.opensource.nokia.com/projects/PyS60_applications
> >
> > PyS60 Wiki main page:
> > http://wiki.opensource.nokia.com/projects/Python_for_S60
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Robert
> > Forum Nokia
> >
> >
> >
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