[Pythonmac-SIG] AppleScript Studio and Python

[Donovan Preston]

The scenario you are proposing sounds very attractive. If indeed Apple 
is revving project builder to support arbitrary OSA scripting languages, 
the prospect of having an OSA Python becomes much more intriguing. Just 
the thought of being able to edit and run python files from Project 
Builder--which is a very nice IDE--is appealing.

I'm willing to help out in whatever way I can. Unfortunately it doesn't 
look like the binary is even available from Bill's page listed below. It 
would also be very nice if Bill could supply us with the source of his 
efforts to use as a starting point for integrating the required 
functionality into a more modern python.

Donovan

  J Barber wrote:

> No mention of this yet, so I thought I'd bring it up.
>
>> From an article on MacCentral:
> <http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0109/25.keynote.php>
> Review of Apple's Seybold keynote
>    by David Read
>    September 25, 2001 3:10 pm ET
>
> """
> Apple is also working on AppleScript Studio, which will be available by
> the end of
> the year. Studio combines AppleScript with Apple's IDE (Integrated
> Development
> Environment) tools Project Builder and Interface Builder. "This makes
> AppleScript a
> peer language with Java and Objective C," said Sal Soghoian, Apple's
> AppleScript
> guru.
>
> This combination will give scripters a tool to create professional level
> scripts that
> can take advantage of everything AppleScript offers and provides
> end-users an Aqua
> interface to run the script. Soghoian demonstrated a complex script,
> built with
> AppleScript Studio, where the script pulled data from FileMaker Pro and
> IMedia and
> placed the data into InDesign, creating a shake and bake real-estate
> catalog. "Now
> is the time for scripting on Apple," said Soghoian to rapt applause.
> """
>
>
> There had been mention before of making an OSA interface for Python, so
> that it could act as a scripting language like AppleScript of Frontier.
> I seem to remember that this was a nontrivial task, but cannot locate
> the previous discussion so I don't know why.  However, Bill Fancher has
> what looks to be a rather nice start on such a thing on his web page
> <http://home.pacbell.net/fancher/OSA_Python/OSA_Python_Notes.html>,
> although it isn't clear that it will work with OS X (and I don't have
> the opportunity to find out at the moment, since I can't take the time
> right now for dealing with a system upgrade).
>
> I've found no mention of AppleScript Studio on Apple's website,
> unfortunately.  But, assuming it is for OSA and not just AppleScript,
> are we looking at a very direct way to access PB and IB?  Does anyone
> know if it is for OSA in general?
>
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