Comments on: Python for Series 60 pre-alpha release on Forum Nokia

By: rishi

rishi — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 12:33:42 +0000

Is it possible to call appuifw functions such as note etc from an embedded CSPyInterpreter object. I am trying the following but it does not work:
CSPyInterpreter* py = CSPyInterpreter::NewInterpreterL();
CleanupStack::PushL(py);
TBuf8 outputBuffer = _L8(“c:\\system\\apps\\python\\filebrowser.py”);
char *argv[1];
int argc;
argv[0] = (char*)outputBuffer.PtrZ();
argc = 1;
py->RunScript(argc, argv);
//py->iStdO = &PythonOutput;
CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy(); //CAppConfig, test2

I also tried putting the above code in an app. That did not work either. How do I launch UI based scripts within a controlled environment (where I can set variables etc….)

if any one has any clue pls mail me at rishi dot israni at gmail dot com.

By: erik

erik — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 15:25:30 +0000

Hmm.. not good. Thanks for letting me know Sandeep!

[update]
I looked into this, and you’re right. The link to download the phone installer is pointing at the wrong file (you’re actually getting the 1st Edition installer instead of the 2nd Edition one — and the camera module doesn’t work on 1st Edition.) The download link should be fixed by tomorrow. Thanks again!

By: Sandeep

Sandeep — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 22:21:07 +0000

Hi Erik,

PreAlpha_Phone_2ndEd_Python_v1.1.0.SIS (available on the website) for 2nd Ed devices does not contain the camera module! Instead, users have to install the PythonForSeries60.SIS in PreAlpha_SDK_2ndEd_Python_v1.1.0.zip to get it working.

Cheers,
Sandeep

By: erik

erik — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 16:59:49 +0000

Sending SMS, yes. Reading the inbox and deleting messages, no. There are Symbian C++ API’s for this, so it’s possible to write a Python extension to do it, but the Nokia release doesn’t have it yet. I have read some posts on the discussion boards about manually scanning the inbox directory structure for messages using Python code. Not ideal, but it works.

By: armadda

armadda — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 07:04:05 +0000

is there API for messaging, such reading inbox, delete message, etc

By: erik

erik — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 16:45:56 +0000

Drawing images to the canvas should be in 1.1.2. For 1.1.0 the canvas only supports drawing primitives.

There is nothing specific in the release for source- or byte-code protection, nor am I aware of a reliable, pure-Python solution for this. However, this may end up being solved by the Platform instead of Python. The Forum Nokia document “Series 60 Platform 3rd Edition: What’s New for Developers” has a section on “data caging” that might be of interest. Of course, 3rd Edition isn’t available yet.

By: dega1999

dega1999 — Sun, 05 Jun 2005 20:57:05 +0000

Finally!Very cool!
I don’t have so much time to play with the pre-alpha but I will do very soon!
It’s very interesting.
Do you know if it is possible to drawImage on the canvas?
will it be possible to create a kind of (sourcecode) protection for the python apps?
thanks!

By: erik

erik — Sun, 05 Jun 2005 01:01:07 +0000

The discussion boards are correct. We’re up to 1.1.2 internally, which includes the Calendar API. If all goes as planned, 1.1.2 will be on Forum Nokia within a week or two.

So why is the Calendar API missing from 1.1.0? The short answer is that 1.1.0 is actually a little bit old. No reason to bother with the details, but we were a little delayed getting 1.1.0 out the door. 1.1.2 will be a better reflection of where the project is at. (We’ll skip 1.1.1 since 1.1.2 is just about ready.) By the new naming convention, 1.1.2 will also be a pre-alpha (or preview) release.

Glad you’re enjoying the release! There’s tons of new stuff in there.

By: Korakot

Korakot — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 06:00:48 +0000

I read in the discussion forum about 1.1.2 version.
Will 1.1.2 be released first, then 1.2?

I can’t find calendar API in 1.1.0. Why is it missing?
Overall, a great release. Thanks!