On 25 Sep, 00:30, Sean DiZazzo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I always wondered about Folder Actions... I just tested. You can > have applescript call python scripts via `do shell script`. But it > seemed a bit flakey.
Should work in theory. For which values of flakey? e.g. Is it a technical problem with Folder Actions, AppleScript, 'do shell script, and/or Python, or just your AppleScript code that needs some work (e.g. there are some common gotchas with using 'do shell script' that often trip up AppleScript newcomers). FWIW, I would second the suggestion to look into FSEvents as a possible alternative to Folder Actions. There's also kqueue which is lower level but may have/have had Python bindings already written for it. Alternatively, if the OP really wants to use FAs, there are a couple of other options for that: 1. I've got a simple py2app-based application shell and an AppleScript that automatically forwards FA events to that application - just insert your Python code into the application shell and build it, attach the AppleScript to some folders, and you're good to go. Email me directly if you want a copy. 2. If you're brave, you could try using the PyOSA component on the appscript website, which allows you to write OSA scripts in Python. FAs will work with any kind of OSA script (.scpt files), not just AppleScript ones. PyOSA is officially discontinued due to some intractable limitations in its/CPython's design (specifically the inability of an in-process Python interpreter to sandbox unrelated scripts so that they can't interfere with each others' modules, file handles, etc). However, it's reasonably functional and should be usable for FAs with a little care. HTH has -- Control AppleScriptable applications from Python, Ruby and ObjC: http://appscript.sourceforge.net -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
