Re: About Embedding PyWin or wxPython

2006-07-25 Thread Philippe Martin
Mr. Roboto wrote: > Phillipe: Actually, it's not performance of the core app that concerns > me. I'm thinking more about UI/form *design* productivity. I've done > a lot of Access work over the years and while the stand-alone VB form > designer isn't quite as thorough, it's still one of the sli

Re: About Embedding PyWin or wxPython

2006-07-25 Thread Mr. Roboto
Phillipe: Actually, it's not performance of the core app that concerns me. I'm thinking more about UI/form *design* productivity. I've done a lot of Access work over the years and while the stand-alone VB form designer isn't quite as thorough, it's still one of the slickest out there. Unfortuna

Re: About Embedding PyWin or wxPython

2006-07-25 Thread Philippe Martin
Mr. Roboto wrote: > > Folks: I want to embark on a project to add Python (actually, wxPython > or PythonWin) to a new Windows app I want to start writing soon. > Essentially, I want to take VB6 (or pos Delphi) and construct the app > framework/core functionality using one of those languages, the

Re: About Embedding PyWin or wxPython

2006-07-25 Thread Mr. Roboto
Simon: Good idea, but I'm not yet .NET-compatible and can't handle that learning curve in addition to everything else. IronPython is an option I hadn't considered, but yours is a good idea for the next project Simon Hibbs wrote: > Have you considered IronPython? > > This is of course only an

Re: About Embedding PyWin or wxPython

2006-07-25 Thread Mr. Roboto
Steve: Thanx for reminding me. I have that book around here *someplace*. Never finished it, but will dig it out pronto. As you so aptly point out, I want to develop more than experiment and who better to learn from than the author of PyWin itself Steve Holden wrote: > You almost certainly

Re: About Embedding PyWin or wxPython

2006-07-25 Thread Simon Hibbs
Have you considered IronPython? This is of course only an option if you're prepared to code in VB.NET or C# instead of VB6 or Delphi, but it would provide seamless integratioon between your Python code and the rest of your app and would not require an external graphics library - although you woul

Re: About Embedding PyWin or wxPython

2006-07-25 Thread Steve Holden
Mr. Roboto wrote: > Folks: I want to embark on a project to add Python (actually, wxPython > or PythonWin) to a new Windows app I want to start writing soon. > Essentially, I want to take VB6 (or pos Delphi) and construct the app > framework/core functionality using one of those languages, then ex

About Embedding PyWin or wxPython

2006-07-24 Thread Mr. Roboto
Folks: I want to embark on a project to add Python (actually, wxPython or PythonWin) to a new Windows app I want to start writing soon. Essentially, I want to take VB6 (or pos Delphi) and construct the app framework/core functionality using one of those languages, then extend the app w/ Python, t