[Tutor] python "glue"

[Corey Richardson]

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On 06/05/2011 06:25 AM, Benjamin Gregg wrote:
> Hi I recently bought a book (python programing for the absolute beginner)
> and it said python was a "glue" language (could work with other languages)
> I've been trying to make apps for android and webOS and I was wondering
> if I could use python for doing this through "glueing" to program games 
> on android and webOS can anyone help?


If you're on the android your options are limited. Indeed Python can
work with other languages, but not all of them and not easily. The
standard Python implementation, CPython, can really only glue together C
or C++ stuff. Jython can do Java, and IronPython can work with anything
that is using the .NET CLI.

On the 'droid your best bet would probably be
http://code.google.com/p/android-scripting/, but it's still very *very*
limited.

For webOS it looks like the only way you'll get Python is if you whip
together a C(++) program that statically links to it.

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Corey Richardson
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