[Pythonmac-SIG] Re. [ann] AppScripting 0.1.0

[Ronald Oussoren]

On 21 nov 2003, at 1:02, has wrote:

> Jack wrote:
>>
>>
>> This I like, I think. It has the advantage that you should be able to
>> use the standard Python introspection features on aeve objects,
>> something I missed with I looked at AppScripting.
>
> I'm still curious here about how introspection is being used, and to 
> what purpose? Anyone shed some light for me? I suspect introspecting 
> AS wouldn't do you much good anyway; better to read the docs to learn 
> what's going on. Though knowing what you're looking for'd give me a 
> better idea.

Introspection would be usefull in an IDE-style environment 
(class-browser, completion). The IDE could be taught about how to fetch 
the necessary information for applescript interfaces, but using the 
usual introspection features is much more convenient.

Ronald