Python & TKInter applets

Wed Apr 11 16:56:19 EDT 2001

On Wed, 11 Apr 2001, Robert Johnson wrote:

> I designed the original program with Borland C++ Builder and it works great
> as an ActiveX program on the web page (it actually looks like a Windows
> program running on the web page).  Can I do something with Python that will
> allow a Netscape browser to view the ActiveX applet (effectively making the
> ActiveX component cross-platform)?   I know Python is supposed to be capable
> of calling COM objects, though I have not looked into it or if this means I
> can run the program in Netscape.

No matter what you do with Python, it won't make ActiveX cross-platform.
I think your best bet is Java, with or without Jython. <http://www.jython.org/>

- Steve Majewski