[Pythonmac-SIG] Double-clickable wxpython application?
Henning Hraban Ramm
hraban at fiee.net
Mon Apr 7 12:57:16 CEST 2008
2008/4/7, Kevin Horton <khorton01 at rogers.com>:
> I've created a small wxpython application to perform a particular
> function that my wife wants. It uses the standard Apple python and
> wxpython, and works great if I start it from Terminal.app. But, she
> is not keen on using the command line, so I hope to find a way so she
> can double click on something to start this application. I've tried
> AppleScript, and I've tried to save a Terminal.app command file, ,
> and Platypus, but none of them has worked, quite probably because I
> haven't yet found the magic hints on what I need to do to make this
> work.
>
> What are the simplest ways to make a double-clickable interface to a
> wxpython application? I don't need to actually include python or
> wxpython in the application, as they are already resident on her
> computer.
Just put an alias to your python file on the Desktop.
On doubleclick it starts Terminal, but it works.
There's also Platypus to wrap any script, see http://www.sveinbjorn.org/platypus
The "big" solution is py2app.
Greetlings, Hraban
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