python on handhelds

[Peter Hansen]

ognen at bioinfo.pbi.nrc.ca wrote:
> 
> I have inherited a 180,000 line VC++ project that I received a
> green-light to rewrite/redesign. I come from a Unix background and would
> very much like to go ahead and do it in Python however one of the
> requirements is that a part of the app runs on a Palm. I have heard of
> pippy (the python port for palmos) - but have no experience with it. My
> manager is leaning towards Java. Does anyone have any experiences to
> share as to the usability of the python port to palmos? Ease of
> development? Any comparisons with Java for palms?

Is there a strong requirement that the same language be
used for both the PC side and the Palm side?

Pippy is not mature.  I don't know the status of the
Palm Java support, but it must be much further along
by now since it has been around for about two years
and has had far, far more investment compared to Pippy.

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Peter Hansen, P.Eng.
peter at engcorp.com