Re: firefox python plugin
M.N.A.Smadi schrieb: hi; i want to write a script to do the following: when using firefox to download a textfile, instead of saving it to the hard dist, i want to run a python script on it, and i want the python script then to prompt me for the location where i want to store the processed downloaded file clientside processing could either be done in javascript (possibly disabled on some machines ) or in jython running as an applet. Storing processed data could be considered quite dangerous . You have to consider security settings / sandbox approaches here. Unless it is a specific issue for most use cases creating the processed file on the server and offering a link to download would be a better solution... HTH thomas -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: firefox python plugin
M.N.A.Smadi wrote: > i want to write a script to do the following: > when using firefox to download a textfile, instead of saving it to the > hard dist, i want to run a python script on it, and i want the python > script then to prompt me for the location where i want to store the > processed downloaded file I can't help you with details, but here's some general tips: First, although you say "plugin", I think what you really want is an extension. A plugin is kind of a DLL that can view certain embedded content in a page, whereas an extension is . Extensions are more versatile and easier to program. Second, the de jure official language of Firefox extensions is Javascript, and you might want to consider writing the script in that (if you intend to have but haven't yet written it). It's surprisingly not a bad language. But if you need Python, the most straightforward thing to do is write a small wrapper extension that starts the Python interpretter to do the dirty work. The dialog box may be easier done in the extension itself and not in Python subprocess. For details, google for tutorials on writing Firefox extensions. -- CARL BANKS -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
firefox python plugin
hi; i want to write a script to do the following: when using firefox to download a textfile, instead of saving it to the hard dist, i want to run a python script on it, and i want the python script then to prompt me for the location where i want to store the processed downloaded file any help is appreciated thanks m.smadi -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
