[Pythonmac-SIG] Should Python.app be an LSUIElement = 1 app?

[Bill Janssen]

Christopher Barker <Chris.Barker at noaa.gov> wrote:

> Bill Janssen wrote:
> > Yes, that sounds like a good idea to me.  I've never used py2app; does
> > it include a private copy of Python?
> 
> yes and no:
> 
> yes, if you run it with the non-apple python
> 
> no, if you run it with Apple's system python (which I think is next to
> useless, frankly -- Apple does not keep the system python consistent
> between versions)
> 
> In any case, it does include a info.plist, and it may include a
> different launch stub, so setting LSUIElement = 1 may work in either
> case.

Sounds reasonable, then.  Set LSUIElement=1 in the Python.app Info.plist,
and other apps that use python can set it differently if they wish.

Bill