[Pythonmac-SIG] MacOSX Python - framework support working

[Jack Jansen]

Recently, Nathan Heagy <nathan@vividworks.com> said:
> Really cool! I'm a new to developing for OS X but I use python daily - got
> any demo python apps?

Not of specific Mac stuff yet. The framework is step one in a series
of things we need (feel free to jump in and help!):
1) Install Python as a framework
2) Create a Python.app that you can drag and drop scripts on from the
   finder.
3) Use this as a basis for MacPython-like BuildApplet and
   BuildApplication support.
4) Get the Carbon modules working.
5) Sort out the resource file problem explained in another message today.

Once these steps are done we have essentially what MacPython has now.

Oh yes, another job:
2a) We need nice 128x128 icons for the interpreter, an applet, a
Python source file, a PYC file and the IDE. Any takers? I happen to
know that w have a few graphics artists on the list, one of whom even
recently (boo! hiss!) designed the icon for the Windows Python
installer... Be warned: if it doesn't happen quickly I'll have to do
it myself:-)

Then the only things that need doing are
6) Getting the ObjC module to work with Cocoa
7) Write the glue code that is needed to make the ObjC interface work
   with Interface Builder generated things, and convert the IB
   generated C code (or Java code) to equivalent Python code
8) Convince Apple that Python is a much more sensible language to
   support in IB than ObjC or Java:-)

By then we probably have enough goodies that we can kill both
RealBasic and Tkinter with one stone:-)
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