[Pythonmac-SIG] Python embedded in Cocoa

[Jonathan Wight]

This isn't necessarily a Mac Python question but I know there's enough
combined knowledge here to help...

I've created a rather basic Cocoa application (ObjC not Java) that has
Python 2.1b2 (not MacPython) embedded in it. I'm hoping to make a primitive
but useable Python IDE for OSX.

It actually works quite well - the user can edit, open and save .py text
files. When he/she clicks the "Run" button the python script executes.
Unfortunately all output goes to stdout which isn't very desirable in a GUI
application.

My current plan is to use a C extension to Python that replaces sys.stdout
and channels all the script's output to a Cocoa NSTextView widget.
Unfortunately I don't really (if I can avoid it) write a full Python object
in C. There seems to be quite a lot of work involved to just replace the
stdout.write method.

Is there a callback or hook somewhere to control what stdout does in an
embedded Python application?

Cheers.

    Jon.