"Caleb Hattingh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > thx, I already have and use PythonForDelphi (and am on the mailing list). > > It works very well indeed, my impression is that Python-Delphi connection > is even easier than Python-C integration (e.g. via SWIG, etc), due once > again to the Delphi IDE. Drag-n-drop in the IDE gets you python code in > your delphi code, or delphi units/objects accessible in python. > > However, Delphi is not platform indpendent (which is important for me as I > use a different OS at work and at home), and I don't know if > PythonForDelphi supports Kylix. I am fairly sure it doesn't support > Lazarus, which IS platform independent, but not as feature-rich as Delphi. > > Btw, on the SHOOTOUT page, you'll see that the Delphi rank for LOC is 28. > This number is pretty meaningless in practice because the IDE does a lot > of code generation for you. More interesting would have been to see the > rank for LOC you have to type yourself... > > On 27 Nov 2004 05:17:38 -0800, bearophile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Delphi is a very good language, and quite fast too: > > http://dada.perl.it/shootout/delphi.html > > > > > > Caleb Hattingh>STILL...Having a Delphi-like IDE for Python would make me > > giddy. > > > > Maybe here you can find a way to use both at the same time: > > http://www.atug.com/andypatterns/pythonDelphiTalk.htm > > http://membres.lycos.fr/marat/delphi/python.htm > > > > Bearophile
Python + Delphi is pretty much the Zen of programming for me, for now. Both excel in what they try to accomplish, stand at opposite ends of the spectrum, yet compliment each other beautifully. PythonForDelphi is the only language embedding I have done without any stress recently. When I make GUI software, I only do it for MS Windows. So portability is not an issue. I have not moved to Delphi.NET because Python gives everything missing from Delphi and I can have best of both the worlds while still having a fast, very rich (thanks to all those VCL freeware) and responsive GUI and under 2-3 MB distribution. For same reasons, I never really made a full blown GUI app with any Python bindings. It's just too easy to design a GUI with Delphi and write Windows specific code. I wish Borland focussed more in this direction. Bruce Eckel has been saying for quite a while that Borland should bring their IDE expertise to make a Python IDE. I think Python For Delphi module is grossly under rated like Delphi. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
