[Pythonmac-SIG] gensuitemodule.py application selection window does not take focus

[Ronald Oussoren]

On 27 sep 2003, at 6:28, Donovan Preston wrote:

>
> On Sep 26, 2003, at 8:30 PM, Matt Duignan wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>> When I run:
>>
>> python
>> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/lib/python2.3/plat- 
>> mac/gensuitemodule.py
>>
>> the "Choose a File" dialogue opens, for "Select
>> scriptable application". The problem is that this
>> window seems to refuse to take focus
>
> <snip>
>
> You need to use pythonw instead of python.

that is correct.

> pythonw includes the glue required to send and receive AppleEvents  
> from Python.

this isn't ;-). the actual executable is the same as for python, but  
the pythonw interpreter is located inside an .app bundle. pythonw  
starts that interpreter with an absolute path name. This is necessary  
to make it possible to be a first-class citizen w.r.t. windowing due to  
some weirdness in OSX.

Ronald