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

[Carlos P.A.]

Looks like the answer is no, they are not compatible and the app would need
to be ported.

On 8 December 2015 at 21:16, Carlos P.A. <carlos.p.a.87 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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 it "comes packaged with PyQt", but that might be out of date.)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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