Re: Python code in presentations

2014-10-01 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Right now the method I'm using is write the code in notepad++, use a > plugin (NppExport) to copy paste code into powerpoint. After using it > a little bit, I'm really not satisfied with this method, it's > expensive and all this copy paste stuff is driving me crazy. Not to > mention that the syn

Re: very lightweight gui for win32 + python 3.4

2014-09-14 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> wxPython and Qt are well known but they are not exactly lightweight. wxPython not lightweight? It's just a wrapper of win32. Sincerely, Wolfgang -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Python and IDEs [was Re: Python 3 is killing Python]

2014-08-13 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> >> > Because on such operating systems, each and every application is > >> > an entirely self-contained package that doesn't need any > >> > "packages" or "installers" to use it. > > > >> For people who have never used such a system it's probably > >> difficult to see the advantages. > > > > Tha

Re: Python and IDEs [was Re: Python 3 is killing Python]

2014-08-13 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> >> By the way, you keep replying to people, and quoting them, but > >> deleting their name. Please leave the attribution in place, so we > >> know who you are replying to. > > > > That's what the "References:"-Header is there for. > > The References header is for the benefit of news and mail cl

Re: Python and IDEs [was Re: Python 3 is killing Python]

2014-08-11 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> >> > Thankfully, all actually user-friendly operating systems (MacOS, > >> > TOS, RiscOS, probably AmigaOS, MacOS X) spare(d) their users the > >> > bottomless cesspit of "package management" and/or "installers". > >> > > >> > Because on such operating systems, each and every application is > >>

Re: Python and IDEs [was Re: Python 3 is killing Python]

2014-08-11 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> > Linux was made by geeks who didn't have a clue of ergonomics for > > screenworkers and didn't care to get one. > > I can only repeat what you said earlier: > > "You should get a clue in stead [sic] of just fantasizing up > assumptions based on ignorance." > > I daresay that Linus Torvalds sp

Re: Python and IDEs [was Re: Python 3 is killing Python]

2014-08-06 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> I've worked with both. Quite honestly, I really wish that other > operating systems had gone down this route. MS didn't possibly to make > it harder to steal software, >From the perspective of the computer-literate, proficient screenworker, MS always got and gets everything completely wrong.

Re: Python and IDEs [was Re: Python 3 is killing Python]

2014-08-06 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> > Because on such operating systems, each and every application is an > > entirely self-contained package that doesn't need any "packages" or > > "installers" to use it. > For people who have never used such a system it's probably difficult > to see the advantages. That's the whole point. The

Re: Python and IDEs [was Re: Python 3 is killing Python]

2014-08-06 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> > Thankfully, all actually user-friendly operating systems (MacOS, > > TOS, RiscOS, probably AmigaOS, MacOS X) spare(d) their users the > > bottomless cesspit of "package management" and/or "installers". > > > > Because on such operating systems, each and every application is an > > entirely self

Re: Python and IDEs [was Re: Python 3 is killing Python]

2014-08-01 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Windows and OS X users, sadly, miss out on the power of an integrated > package manager. Thankfully, all actually user-friendly operating systems (MacOS, TOS, RiscOS, probably AmigaOS, MacOS X) spare(d) their users the bottomless cesspit of "package management" and/or "installers". Because on

Re: Create flowcharts from Python

2014-06-19 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Is there a library for Python that can easily create flowcharts using > a simple API? Graphviz (->TikZ->LaTeX->PDF) > But the users want to see this as a visual flowchart too. It would > be the best to have it automatically arranged; or at least open it an > editor so they can move the nodes a

Re: Is MVC Design Pattern good enough?

2014-06-09 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> > The most intuitive approach to database applications would be: > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_objects > > http://www.nakedobjects.org/ > > > > [...] > > > > Unfortunately, there's no Python framework (yet?) that implements > > this design. > > It could be a blessing in disguise. To

Re: Is MVC Design Pattern good enough?

2014-06-02 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> I had developed many database business applications using MVC design > pattern with different programming languages like PHP, Java EE, > VB.NET, C#, VB 6.0, VBA, etc. All of them defined the Model layer as > the data management of the application domain and business logic > implementation. I read

Re: IDE for python

2014-05-28 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> With python I got IDLE, but I am not very comfortable with this. > > Please suggest, if we have any free ide for python development. There are a lot of IDEs for Python. One classic is WingIDE. Available for free is a "101" edition. Runs on all major operating systems. Implemented itself in Pyt

Re: Python and Math

2014-05-18 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Does Python have good mathematical capabilities? SAGE: http://www.sagemath.org/ Sincerely, Wolfgang -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: [OFF-TOPIC] How do I find a mentor when no one I work with knows what they are doing?

2014-04-08 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Things I'm interested include contributing to both Python and Django, > database design and data modeling, Django is made by people who definitely don't know what they're doing. https://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/MultipleColumnPrimaryKeys Open the index to any half-decent database design text

Re: Examples of modern GUI python programms

2014-04-01 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Id like to ask.. do you know any modern looking GUI examples of > windows software written in python? Something like this maybe: > http://techreport.com/r.x/asus-x79deluxe/software-oc.jpg (or > hopefully something like this android look: > http://chromloop.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Skype-4.0

Re: python first project

2014-01-11 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> i am programming a system that will be giving details about finance, > purchase(bills pending bills and paid bill), employees record and > salary details, warehouse records. > > That is just all i intend to do this all on one GUI application > window and to make it to be able to keep records for

Re: Using multiple ORMs? - And SQLalchemy vs Pony vs Peewee vs stdnet vs …

2014-01-05 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Thanks for all suggestions, Two essential criteria: If an ORM only allows 1:1 mapping between classes and tables à la "active record", then it's entirely pointless. And if an ORM allows only surrogate keys, then its developers don't have a clue of databases or they don't give a darn. Or both.

Re: GUI:-please answer want to learn GUI programming in python , how should i proceed.

2013-12-23 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> > On an actual operating system, the attitude of the developers (do > > they actually care or just don't give a darn) is *the* critical > > issue for end-user productivity. If a developer makes a statement > > such as of "just get a faster computer" or "just get more RAM", > > then (s)he probably

Re: GUI:-please answer want to learn GUI programming in python , how should i proceed.

2013-12-19 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> > With Windows systems, I waste something like 90% of my work time > > waiting for that system to stop "Not Responding". > > > > And no, it's not a matter of hardware. > > Something is wrong then. You bet. > Windows has its issues, and it does slow down over time as cruft in > the system accu

Re: Experiences/guidance on teaching Python as a first programming language

2013-12-19 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> > I've never heard C syntax reviled quite so intensely. What syntax > > do you like, out of curiosity? > > Pascal, Python, if written by someone who uses semantic identifiers > and avoids to use C(++)/Java-isms. I've seen Eiffel as well (without > understanding it) and it didn't look ridiculous

Re: GUI:-please answer want to learn GUI programming in python , how should i proceed.

2013-12-19 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> > All Java GUI frameworks I know of are ridiculous garbage. > > > > Not only that Java per se is obscenely fat (and unresponsive), but > > the GUI frameworks leak like bottomless barrels and the look and > > feel is so hideous that I would say from personal experience with > > numerous Java appl

Re: Experiences/guidance on teaching Python as a first programming language

2013-12-19 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> I find it frustrating that Pythonistas shy away from regex as much as > they do. I find regular expression syntax frustrating. >;-> As long as I have the choice, I still prefer syntax like e.g. VerbalExpressions. That's made for actual humans like me. Sincerely, Wolfgang -- https://mail.pyt

Re: request for guidance

2013-12-19 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> I am a novice who is really interested in contributing to Python > projects. How and where do I begin? You're looking for work? Try: https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonProjects http://www.python.org/about/apps/ https://wiki.python.org/moin/Applications http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pyth

Re: Experiences/guidance on teaching Python as a first programming language

2013-12-17 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> I was also taught C as an undergrad but having already learned Java, C > and C++ before arriving at University I found the C course very easy > so my own experience is not representative. Many of the other students > at that time found the course too hard and just cheated on all the > assignments

Re: GUI:-please answer want to learn GUI programming in python , how should i proceed.

2013-12-17 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 4:33 PM, Wolfgang Keller > wrote: > > And besides, again, a commercially licensed PyQt itself isn't *that* > > expensive. > > > The cost of a commercial PyQt license for a single developer is £350 > > (GBP). You may pay in eith

Re: Experiences/guidance on teaching Python as a first programming language

2013-12-17 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> > It's not just the abysmally appalling, hideously horrifying syntax. > > At about everything about C is just *not* "made for human beings" > > imho. > > I've never heard C syntax reviled quite so intensely. What syntax do > you like, out of curiosity? Pascal, Python, if written by someone wh

Re: GUI:-please answer want to learn GUI programming in python , how should i proceed.

2013-12-17 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Please check JYTHON and those ready-for-novice GUI tools in java. All Java GUI frameworks I know of are ridiculous garbage. Not only that Java per se is obscenely fat (and unresponsive), but the GUI frameworks leak like bottomless barrels and the look and feel is so hideous that I would say fro

Re: GUI:-please answer want to learn GUI programming in python , how should i proceed.

2013-12-17 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> The other thing, specially if you would make a customer project, I > don't know how to pack the app written in python in an installer. If you want your application to be actually user-friendly, you make it available as an installer-less zip archive. It works with Python applications, no matter w

Re: GUI:-please answer want to learn GUI programming in python , how should i proceed.

2013-12-17 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> For example Firefox implements its entire GUI in > Javascript using XML GUI definitions. Which has made Firefox essentially unusable because it will fall into koma ("Not Responding") for minutes upon almost each and every mouseclick. Unfortunately I don't know any significantly better alternativ

Re: GUI:-please answer want to learn GUI programming in python , how should i proceed.

2013-12-17 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Python is sooo slow when it waits for the human. With Windows systems, I waste something like 90% of my work time waiting for that system to stop "Not Responding". And no, it's not a matter of hardware. Sincerely, Wolfgang -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Experiences/guidance on teaching Python as a first programming language

2013-12-16 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> > And ever after that experience, I avoided all languages that were > > even remotely similar to C, such as C++, Java, C#, Javascript, PHP > > etc. > > I think that's disappointing, for two reasons. Firstly, C syntax isn't > that terrible. It's not just the abysmally appalling, hideously horrif

Re: GUI:-please answer want to learn GUI programming in python , how should i proceed.

2013-12-15 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> I think PyQt is slowly being pushed aside in favor of PySide, which is > more license-friendly for use in closed or open projects. I would > recommend using PySide unless PyQt is a requirement for your project. Except the issue that Pyside always seems to lag a bit behind Qt releases, while PyQ

Re: GUI:-please answer want to learn GUI programming in python , how should i proceed.

2013-12-14 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> GUI:-want to learn GUI programming in python , how should i proceed. > > There are lots of book here so I am confuse which book i should > refer so that i don't waste time . It depends on what you want to do with the GUI, since there are many different GUI frameworks for Python. E.g. If you

Re: Experiences/guidance on teaching Python as a first programming language

2013-12-12 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> I'm particularly interested to know if anyone can share experience of > switching to teaching Python as a first programming language in a > similar context. A written up case study that I could circulate among > the relevant staff would be especially useful. Just one experience from the "other"

Re: Access database - GUI - Python - I need architectural advice

2013-11-28 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> I wish to develop a database application with a lot of specific > functionnalities dealing with sound files. > > I have developped an Access prototype and run into a first problem : Access is not a database, it's a data shredder. And for the GUI part; it only works on that pathologic non-opera

Re: Python GUI?

2013-09-14 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> As complexity rises, though, I'd rather just code the creative parts > of things, and not busy-code, which is what gui code becomes. Much > of it is boiler-plate, cut and pasted, etc. If much of the code for a GUI is boiler-plate, busy-code etc. than I would suggest that the framework is not re

Re: Can I trust downloading Python?

2013-09-10 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Every time you go on the Internet, you download other people's code > and execute it. Javascript, Flash, HTML5, PDF are all either > executable, or they include executable components. That's why I deactivate all of these by default. And why I *hate* so-called "web designers" who *require* activa

Re: Can I trust downloading Python?

2013-09-08 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Definitely get the latest version (currently 3.3, soon 3.4). Python > keeps getting new features and improvements. Python scripts or applications might not be compatible with Python 3.x and require 2.x instead. Sincerely, Wolfgang -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: PEP 450 Adding a statistics module to Python

2013-08-13 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> I am seeking comments on PEP 450, Adding a statistics module to > Python's standard library: I don't think that you want to re-implement RPy. Sincerely, Wolfgang -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Python development tools

2013-06-24 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Also, I will use GUI interface for Python. What kind of widget > toolkits do you recommend? I know there are GTK+ and Qt. wxPython, PyGUI... Sincerely, Wolfgang -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Future standard GUI library

2013-06-15 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Okay... how long does a round-trip cost? With a protocol that wasn't made for the purpose (such as HTTP) and all that HTML to "render" (not to mention javascript that's required for even the most trivial issues) - way too long. > Considering that usability guidelines generally permit ~100ms for

Re: Future standard GUI library

2013-06-14 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> I share your passion for empowering a human operator to complete and > submit a form as quickly as possible. I therefore agree that one > should be able to complete a form using the keyboard only. This is not just about "forms", it's about using the entire application without having to use the m

Re: Future standard GUI library

2013-06-12 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> > A "touch-type" GUI is a "must have" for any application that's > > supposed to be used productively. The mouse is nice to "explore" a > > GUI or for occasional/leisurely use, but once you use an > > application daily to earn your living, it's a hopeless roadblock > > for productivity. > > You

Re: Future standard GUI library

2013-06-01 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> > A GUI that can not be used without taking the ten fingers off the > > keyboard is indeed entirely unusable for any half-proficient > > screenworker. And anyone doing actual productive screenwork every > > day for more than just a few months will inevitably (have to) get > > proficient (unless c

Re: Future standard GUI library

2013-05-30 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> >> suppose I now want the app natively on my phone (because that's all > >> the rage). It's an iPhone. Oh. Apple doesn't support Python. > >> Okay, rewrite the works, including business logic, in Objective C. > >> Now I want it on my android phone. > > > > Those are gadgets, not work tools.

Re: Future standard GUI library

2013-05-28 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> What is "screenwork"? Actually productive work of significant intensity at a computer screen. As opposed to leisurely "clicking around" like managers, administrators or home users (gaming, "webbing",...) do. Sincerely, Wolfgang -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Future standard GUI library

2013-05-28 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Please give me an example of a "suitable transport layer for a RPC > protocol". I won't give you an example, but just some very basic criteria: - It must be very efficient for very small "datagrams" - It must provide connections - For asynchronous programmi

Re: Future standard GUI library

2013-05-27 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> HTTP handles that just fine, with your choice of XML, And XML is definitely not suitable as a marshalling format for a RPC protocol. XML-over-HTTP is a true cerebral flatulance of some hopelessly clueless moron. Sincerely, Wolfgang -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Future standard GUI library

2013-05-27 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Your back end exposes services and business logic, and your front end > can be in HTMLv5 and Javascript, or QtQuick, PyGTK, or Visual > Studio. If you do need a native interface, it's a heck of a lot > easier to rewrite just the frontend then the entire stack. Any decent database CRUD framework

Re: Future standard GUI library

2013-05-26 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> > Both the concept and actually implemented examples of so-called "web > > applications" prove that they are just plain garbage and hopelessly > > unusable for anything remotely resembling actual screenwork. > > > > HTML forms may be at best useful for "web shops", but for actual > > screenwork,

Re: Future standard GUI library

2013-05-23 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> But there's another option that is available to every platform and > (practially) every high level language: the web browser. Make your app > serve HTTP and do up your UI in HTML5/CSS3 - your facilities are > pretty extensive. Plus you get networking support for free! Obviously > this option isn'

Re: Future standard GUI library

2013-05-22 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> I know this may sound a silly question because no one can see the > future. But ... > Do you think tkinter is going to be the standard python built-in gui > solution as long as python exists? "Standard built-in" maybe, but by far most people who need a GUI for an actual application will keep usi

Re: Future standard GUI library

2013-05-22 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Do you think tkinter is going to be the standard python built-in > gui solution as long as python exists? > >>> > >>> AT the moment, there is nothing really comparable that is a > >>> realistic candidate to replace tkinter. > >> > >> FLTK? (http://www.fltk.org/index.php) > > > > tkinter

Re: IDE for GUI Designer

2013-04-13 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Well, I usually use the Qt Designer and it does work well for me. > > It generates a .ui file with it which has to be passed to pyuic to > generate the actual Python code Wow. Even one more step than with code generation directly from the GUI builder. Clumsy, tedious, static. Cocoa's Interf

Re: IDE for GUI Designer

2013-04-07 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Guys, is this, I wonder if there is an IDE with native support for the > development of GUI's A decent Python IDE would probably integrate well enough with any decent GUI builder. If there was one (decent GUI builder). Unfortunately there's afaik currently no GUI builder available for any of th

Re: What's the easiest Python datagrid GUI (preferably with easy database hooks as well)?

2013-03-19 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> >> Will look at Pypapi and SQLkit. > > > Did look: SQLkit needs Python 2. Personally I would be more concerned about the apparent end-of-life of PyGTK. > Pypapi, from the link you gave: "The new release of PyPaPi is written > in Java. You can find more info in the official site." On this > offi

Re: What's the easiest Python datagrid GUI (preferably with easy database hooks as well)?

2013-03-19 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> As far as Dabo is concerned, at the moment I just have to know how to > spell "crash" ... Seems like someone is in desperate need of what they call "release management". X-( Sincerely, Wolfgang -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: What's the easiest Python datagrid GUI (preferably with easy database hooks as well)?

2013-03-16 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Very helpful collection, only one open question: which of them work > with Python 3? No clue, sorry. Given how many other modules are not yet compatible with Python 3, I haven't investigated that yet. wxwidgets/wxPython already has *just* made the switch to Cocoa (with 2.9) when Carbon support

Re: What's the easiest Python datagrid GUI (preferably with easy database hooks as well)?

2013-03-14 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> I want to write a fairly trivial database driven application, it will > basically present a few columns from a database, allow the user to add > and/or edit rows, recalculate the values in one column and write the > data back to the database. > > I want to show the data and allow editing of the

Re: PyQT app accessible over network?

2013-02-24 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> As far as doing client/server stuff with just a database engine, > unless you have tight control over the environment end to end, from a > security pov, it's not a good idea to expose the database engine > itself to the internet. Better to put a restricted web services API > in front of it that

Re: PyQT app accessible over network?

2013-02-24 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> My concern is that using postgres or mysql for this would be akin to > using a sledgehammer to swat a fly, I wouldn't use MySQL for anything that requires anything else than "select". And PostgreSQL has extremely spartanic resource requirements in the default configuration. It runs on Linux on

Re: PyQT app accessible over network?

2013-02-22 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> I've been working at learning python off and on now for a while, with > a couple programs in mind as a goal - kind of specialized stuff that > I can't seem to find a good match for already available, competitor > records, score-keeping & results for an amateur sports tournament. So you want to

Re: Maximum Likelihood Estimation

2013-02-02 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> I am looking for a Python implementation of Maximum Likelihood > Estimation. If any one can kindly suggest. With a google search it > seems scipy,numpy,statsmodels have modules, but as I am not finding > proper example workouts I am failing to use them. For statistics I would suggest using R (h

Re: The best, friendly and easy use Python Editor.

2013-01-25 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> for all senior can you suggest me the best, friendly and easy use > with nice GUI editor for me, and have many a good features such as > auto complete/auto correct. Depends on what you are used to. If you're used to bare-bones editors such as emacs, vim etc, they can be used for Python. If you

Re: Migrate from Access 2010 / VBA

2012-11-27 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> The reporting question is the one that gives me the greatest concern > when I think about switching to Python. Not Python, but FOSS, cross-platform and it works with PostgreSQL: http://www.xtuple.com/openrpt Apart from that one, among the mentioned DB RAD frameworks, at least Dabo and Camelot

Re: Migrate from Access 2010 / VBA

2012-11-27 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> One program that claims to be working towards Access replacement is > Kexi. It's not written in Python, but I think it does use Python as a > scripting language, just as Access uses VBA. I doubt it's anywhere > near Access yet, but it's worth a look: > > http://kexi-project.org/about.html Unf

Re: Migrate from Access 2010 / VBA

2012-11-25 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> I am the lone developer of db apps at a company of 350+ employees. > Everything is done in MS Access 2010 and VBA. I'm frustrated with the > limitations of this platform and have been considering switching to > Python. > > I've been experimenting with the language for a year or so, > and feel com

Re: Can somebody give me an advice about what to learn?

2012-10-04 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> >> The point why Ruby was started (perceived deficit of > >> object-orientation) has been remedied since Python 2.2. > > > > Not completely. At the least, there's arguably still the issue of > > len() and friends (vs. `.length` etc.), and also of `self` being > > explicit. > > I'm not entirely

Re: Can somebody give me an advice about what to learn?

2012-10-03 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> I'm really new to Usenet/Newsgroups, but... I'd like to learn some > new programming language, because I learnt a bit of Perl though its > OOP is ugly. So, after searching a bit, I found Python and Ruby, and > both of they are cute. So, assuming you'll say me "learn python", why > should I learn

Re: simple client data base

2012-09-04 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Personally, I wouldn't bother with SQLAlchemy for this. I'd just use > Python as the front end, PostgreSQL for the database, and psycopg2 > for the interface. Then you have to implement the entire logic, "event binding" etc. yourself. If you use e.g. Pypapi (the latest version), implementing

Re: simple client data base

2012-09-03 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Hello all, I am learning to program in python. I have a need to make a > program that can store, retrieve, add, and delete client data such as > name, address, social, telephone number and similar information. This > would be a small client database for my wife who has a home accounting > busines

Re: Looking for an IPC solution

2012-09-01 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> There are just so many IPC modules out there. I'm looking for a > solution for developing a new a multi-tier application. The core > application will be running on a single computer, so the IPC should > be using shared memory (or mmap) and have very short response times. Probably the fastest I/R

Re: The way to develope a graphical application to manage a Postgres database

2012-08-05 Thread Wolfgang Keller
Python & SQLalchemy), Russian only - Kiwi (PyGTK) Not sure whether these are still active: - Gnuenterprise (wxPython) - Pythoncard (wxPython) Sincerely, Wolfgang Keller -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Pythonic cross-platform GUI desingers à la Interface Builder (Re: what gui designer is everyone using)

2012-06-19 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> >> No matter how cool it may seem to create simple GUIs manually or to > >> write business letters using LaTeX: just try to persuade people to > >> move from Word to LaTeX for business letters... > > > > Good example. > > > > I have done nearly exactly this* - but it was only possible thanks > >

Re: Pythonic cross-platform GUI desingers à la Interface Builder (Re: what gui designer is everyone using)

2012-06-16 Thread Wolfgang Keller
On Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:59:23 -0700 (PDT) CM wrote: > On Jun 14, 2:25 pm, Wolfgang Keller wrote: > > > > What is needed for domain specialists are frameworks and related > > tools such as GUI builders that allow them to write exclusively the > > domain-specific c

Re: Pythonic cross-platform GUI desingers à la Interface Builder (Re: what gui designer is everyone using)

2012-06-14 Thread Wolfgang Keller
Danger: Flame ahead! > I think efforts to make a better, and more definitive, "GUI builder" > for Python should focus on makigng an easy to use "IDE" for creating > these kinds of Python-HTMl-Javascript front ends for applications. The idea of so-called "web applications" is a cerebral flatulance

Re: Pythonic cross-platform GUI desingers à la Interface Builder (Re: what gui designer is everyone using)

2012-06-14 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> object mainwindow=GTK2.Window(GTK2.WindowToplevel); > mainwindow->set_title("Timing")->set_default_size > (400,300)->signal_connect("destroy",window_destroy); GTK2.HbuttonBox > btns=GTK2.HbuttonBox()->set_layout(GTK2.BUTTONBOX_SPREAD); foreach > (labels,string lbl) btns->add(butto

Re: Pythonic cross-platform GUI desingers à la Interface Builder (Re: what gui designer is everyone using)

2012-06-14 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> > None of these were such that I could propagate it as GUI development > > tool for non-programmers / casual users. > > Sure, some are good for designing the GUI, but at the point where > > the user code is to be added, most people would be lost. > > There was a time when that was a highly adver

Re: Pythonic cross-platform GUI desingers à la Interface Builder (Re: what gui designer is everyone using)

2012-06-13 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> No matter how cool it may seem to create simple GUIs manually or to > write business letters using LaTeX: just try to persuade people to > move from Word to LaTeX for business letters... Good example. I have done nearly exactly this* - but it was only possible thanks to LyX. Sincerely, Wolfga

Re: Pythonic cross-platform GUI desingers à la Interface Builder (Re: what gui designer is everyone using)

2012-06-13 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> > Tkinter is imho honestly the very best "argument" if you want to > > make potential new users turn their backs away from Python for > > good. Just show them one GUI implemented with it and, hey, wait, > > where are you running to... > > Yes, Tkinter GUI's are very ugly. > > http://www.codebyk

Re: Pythonic cross-platform GUI desingers à la Interface Builder (Re: what gui designer is everyone using)

2012-06-13 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> > * Domain experts in fact who would need to implement loads of > > software to help them get their work done but can't. And since > > there's no budget for external developers, nothing get's ever done > > about this. > Well, typically or at least very often sooner or later something > gets done

Re: Pythonic cross-platform GUI desingers à la Interface Builder (Re: what gui designer is everyone using)

2012-06-11 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> > What "GUI designer" would come the closest to the way that Cocoa's > > Interface Builder works? I.e. is there any one (cross-platform) that > > allows to actually "connect" the GUI created directly to the code > > and make it available "live" in an IDE? > > If you're developing on the Mac, PyO

Re: Pythonic cross-platform GUI desingers à la Interface Builder (Re: what gui designer is everyone using)

2012-06-11 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> > What "GUI designer" would come the closest to the way that Cocoa's > > Interface Builder works? I.e. is there any one (cross-platform) that > > allows to actually "connect" the GUI created directly to the code > > and make it available "live" in an IDE? > > > > This whole cycle of "design GUI"-

Pythonic cross-platform GUI desingers à la Interface Builder (Re: what gui designer is everyone using)

2012-06-08 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> I want a gui designer that writes the gui code for me. I don't want to > write gui code. what is the gui designer that is most popular? > I tried boa-constructor, and it works, but I am concerned about how > dated it seems to be with no updates in over six years. Sorry to "hijack" your thread, b

Re: Software tool for stochastic simulation as well as for the stochastic optimization

2012-02-09 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> I plan to work in decision support field in environmental engineering > so I will use both the stochastic simulation as well as the stochastic > optimization. > I would like to select the best for both approaches software tool. > > what you suggest ... Matlab ... python ... something else? I ha

Re: open office in another language?

2012-01-13 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> I'm a somewhat-satisfied openoffice.org user. I mean it works, but if > it weren't in Java I'd be doing some of my own tweaking. But since > it's in Java I stay away... no likey. OpenOffice (now LibreOffice, btw.) is not implemented in Java, if that's what you mean. It _is_ scriptable in Python

Re: ANN: PyGUI 2.5

2011-06-17 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Lots of new stuff in this version. Highlights include: >- GridView - a user-defined view consisting of a regular grid of > cells. > >- PaletteView - a GridView specialised for implementing tool > palettes. Any chance to see a hierarchical multi-column TreeListView anytime soon? Sincer

Re: Python Card alternatives?

2011-06-13 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> > Are there any other, better solutions? > > Others are e.g.: > - Pypapi > - Camelot > - Kiwi > - Sqlkit > - Gnuenterprise And I've just learned of another one: - QtAlchemy Sincerely, Wolfgang -- Führungskräfte leisten keine Arbeit(D'Alembert) -- http://mail.python.or

Re: Python Card alternatives?

2011-06-12 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Are there any other, better solutions? Others are e.g.: - Pypapi - Camelot - Kiwi - Sqlkit - Gnuenterprise etc... Sincerely, Wolfgang -- Führungskräfte leisten keine Arbeit(D'Alembert) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Make Python "portable" by default! (Re: Python IDE/text-editor)

2011-04-18 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> >> You can't run Python programs without a Python interpreter > >> installed. > > > > Wrong. > > > > See e.g. http://www.portablepython.com/ > > Uhm... how does that disprove? Which part of the word "installed" don't you understand while actually using it? >;-> > Whatever language you distrib

Make Python "portable" by default! (Re: Python IDE/text-editor)

2011-04-17 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> You can't run Python programs without a Python interpreter installed. Wrong. See e.g. http://www.portablepython.com/ BTW: Imho, the Python interpreter should be made "portable" ("zero-install") _by default_. "Installing" it should be purely optional.

Generating diagrams from PostgreSQL with Python (Re: postgresql_autodoc in Python?)

2009-12-10 Thread Wolfgang Keller
is unfortunately written in Perl. >;-> TIA, And, btw., please respect my .sig, Sincerely, Wolfgang Keller -- NO "Courtesy Copies" PLEASE! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

postgresql_autodoc in Python?

2009-12-07 Thread Wolfgang Keller
Hello, has anyone ever implemented something similar to postgresql_autodoc in Python? TIA, Sincerely, Wolfgang -- NO "Courtesy Copies" PLEASE! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Python for professsional Windows GUI apps?

2009-08-25 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> I need controls for business apps like access to databases, good data > grid, printing reports (with or without barcodes), etc. The area of _desktop_ database application development indeed looks like a vast and very hostile desert in the Python landscape. The only framework that seems to be w

Re: Python package Management GUI - New Project on Sourceforge

2009-02-02 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> David, I would really recommend that you > seriously consider using the Tcp/Tk toolkit. I would seriously disrecommend using Tcl/Tk. > Why ? Because it doesn't allow to build a GUI application with not-ridiculous functionality, "look-and-feel" and quirk-free behaviour. > Because of my point a

Re: New to python, open source Mac OS X IDE?

2009-01-30 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> I'm on a Mac. I use Netbeans for Java, PHP, and C if needed. Do you > even use an IDE for Python? WingIDE Not open source, but by far the best that I've tried. Sincerely, Wolfgang -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Does omniORBpy 3.2 supports DII?

2008-07-10 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> My apologies if this is not the correct forum for thses quiestions, It's not the wrong place to ask, but you're more likely to get answers from the omniORB mailing lists: http://www.omniorb-support.com/mailman/listinfo Sincerely, Wolfgang -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-lis

Modeling (Re: Pythonic ORM with support for composite primary/foreign keys?)

2007-11-09 Thread Wolfgang Keller
odeling, so that one could generate (and round-trip) nice "colorful and children-suitable" diagrams for the CXOs... >:-> TIA, Sincerely, Wolfgang Keller -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

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