[Pythonmac-SIG] Python in Jaguar is where?

[Walt Ludwick]

Hey, Bob:  I guess you've hit the nail on the head, in that i was 
failing to distinguish between wanting to *use* a GUI (to insulate me 
from the horrors of the command line - a wish that is fundamentally 
inconsistent w/ my desire to learn the Python language, i now realize), 
and the idea of *creating* GUI for whatever Python code i might 
produce.  But since my ultimate aim is to create Python objects for 
integration not into desktop apps, but rather into Zope-based web apps, 
i guess i really have no need of Tkinter or wxPython or Cocoa or any 
such stuff at this point.

PS:   I'm talking to Jaguar's Python interpreter now via Terminal 
application, working my way thru the examples in this excellent 
beginners' book at http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/thinkCSpy/.   So far so 
good.  And i do have BBEdit (emacs too) when it comes time for writing 
longer programs.  I do wonder how anyone can work with large 
hierarchies of nested objects, absent some sort of graphical IDE... but 
we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.  Thanks for your support, 
folks.

|/|/alt

On Friday, October 18, 2002, at 07:11 PM, Bob Savage wrote:

> ...
> Do you really mean that creating your own GUI apps is critical for you 
> right now? Or do you mean you don't want to mess with a non GUI 
> development environment for Python. These are two different things. If 
> you are just learning the language why mess with the GUI stuff at 
> first when you are learning all of the other stuff? If you mean you 
> want a GUI development environment, the standard install works just 
> fine. There is a GUI app called "Terminal" that Apple provides in the 
> /Applications/Utilities folder. Double click it. Now type "python" and 
> hit enter. From here out this works just as the GUI Mac version of the 
> Python Interpreter works.
>
> The interpreter is crucial to do your initial experimenting, but 
> eventually you are going to want to create longer programs with 
> Python, so you should use something like BBEdit. There is a "lite" 
> version you can get for free, but the full version includes Python 
> syntax coloring and the ability to run the script you are typing. (I 
> mention this because you might already own it). If you want a nice Mac 
> Python GUI development environment you can also download the MacPython 
> IDE.
>
> My point is that you can start working with Python right away,  with 
> out worrying about installing TK, etc.
>
> Best of luck.
>
> Bob
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