[Microbit-Python] Another native solution... this time with QT

[Carlos P.A.]

Hi Nicholas,

I'm in the process to get a virtual env set up for pyinstaller testing,
however looks like PyQt5 does not play nice with virtual envs. Any chance
it will work with PyQt4 if manage to get that in an env?


On 8 December 2015 at 21:11, Nicholas H.Tollervey <ntoll at ntoll.org> wrote:

> Hi Peter,
>
> Just got home from London. Did you follow the instructions here..?
>
> http://pyqt.sourceforge.net/Docs/PyQt5/installation.html
>
> It appears to say that the installer needs some sort of flag to be
> passed in order for Qsci to be installed.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> N.
>
> On 08/12/15 20:20, Peter Inglesby wrote:
> > This looks great, but unfortunately I don't have a postgraduate diploma
> > in installing PyQT.  In particular, having managed to install PyQT, I
> > can now import PyQt5 and things like PyQt5.QtCore, but I can't import
> > PyQt5.Qsci.
> >
> > Nicholas: is Qsci a separate dependency of the project?  (According to
> > this
> > <
> http://eli.thegreenplace.net/2011/04/01/sample-using-qscintilla-with-pyqt
> >,
> > it "comes packaged with PyQt", but that might be out of date.)
> >
> > Anybody else: have you managed to get this to work on OSX?
> >
> > On 8 December 2015 at 08:19, Nicholas H.Tollervey <ntoll at ntoll.org
> > <mailto:ntoll at ntoll.org>> wrote:
> >
> >     Source code, along with open issues can be found here:
> >
> >     https://github.com/ntoll/mu
> >
> >     Happy hacking!
> >
> >     :-)
> >
> >     N.
> >
> >
> >     On 07/12/15 23:37, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote:
> >     > The result of this evening's hacking... :-)
> >     >
> >     > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I17t-AapgQo
> >     >
> >     > I think I prefer this to the Chrome based solution for the
> following
> >     > reasons:
> >     >
> >     > * QT5 is mature.
> >     > * This code can be packaged into a static single .exe file user's
> can
> >     > just drop onto their filesystem.
> >     > * It's actually written in Python..!
> >     > * It's cross platform Windows, OS X and Linux without the need for
> >     > external dependencies (like Chrome / Chromium).
> >     > * Finally, it should work quite well on a RPi.
> >     >
> >     > Based upon Dan Pope's Puppy editor but gutted to create an MVP.
> >     >
> >     > Look and feel based upon Steve Hawkes designs. I'm completely
> >     knackered
> >     > now so will tidy up the code in the morning, document it and push
> to
> >     > GitHub so you can all dive in and help.
> >     >
> >     > As always, comments, constructive critique and ideas are most
> >     welcome..!
> >     >
> >     > Best wishes,
> >     >
> >     > Nicholas.
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
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