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May 26, 2015 - 07:57
donnieh
What's the different between the two?
```python
import random
```
and
```python
from random import random
```
May 26, 2015 - 07:45
eliskan175
edit: look in newer comments for updated version
https://gist.github.com/a03bfdab757c1d978061
This game is far from complete. But I wan...
Sorry if this is a waste of space but where do I start with learning the language?
May 25, 2015 - 21:02
donnieh
How would you save a variable such that it is remembered after the app is closed or deleted from the multitasking menu?
#how do yo...
May 25, 2015 - 07:45
misha_turnbull
Hello all
As some of you may have seen in the questions section of the forum, I have been for the past month or so been working on a game...
May 25, 2015 - 00:21
polymerchm
Is there any way to control this?
May 23, 2015 - 21:03
polymerchm
This [gist][1] is a simple script for drawing lines with an arrowhead on either or both ends. It's pretty self-explanitory. And yes, I wr...
May 22, 2015 - 00:49
SteveIves
I've found a Python version of the classic text-based 'Star Trek' game. It writes loads of text to the console for star-field displays etc.
...
May 20, 2015 - 14:01
blmacbeth
@OMZ is there any future plans to add a `MapView` to the `ui` module? I am working on a little app that uses location to map out places I ha...
May 20, 2015 - 02:10
st3v3_42
Hello
I have a program where I am trying to control two objects on either side of the screen. Pythonista's help file suggests using the...
May 19, 2015 - 12:28
polymerchm
I'd like to build an interface like that in pythonista's UI builder to allow modification of the "flex" attribute. It will be a custom view...
May 19, 2015 - 12:18
Phuket2
I wanted to see if I could get a list/dict of all ui GUI objects programmatically. I can see I can get a list of all classes if I do somet...
May 19, 2015 - 08:38
ltddev
It would seem that on March 15 the iOS/iPad app Computable was withdrawn from the App Store due to stability issues. Also, it seems that my ...
Hi all, I have an issue that I absolutely cannot get around. When I run my script in the app, it works perfectly fine. Everything is normal....
May 18, 2015 - 20:59
JadedTuna
I finally made something that works! :)
GamePie allows you to create games which can be ran on many platforms. The project was created to...
May 18, 2015 - 18:48
wcaleb
I've looked at the documentation on this, but I'm having a hard time understanding how to implement a swipe-to-delete function in my Custom ...
May 18, 2015 - 17:07
tachijuan
Folks,
I have a script that I wrote to keep track of a pool game my buddies and I play. It uses the ui module to build a simple GUI with ...
May 18, 2015 - 01:49
polymerchm
Seems since the latest 1.6 update, again I seem to have dulwich versions that want to fork a new process. Please remind how to get rid of t...
May 16, 2015 - 17:13
Phuket2
Just to be clear up front, I am new to python and pythonista. The code below could be utter garbage. Just state, in case you are new also.
...
May 16, 2015 - 14:41
Phuket2
@jsbain, thanks for tabbed ui class. Will use it. I think it's very useful. I will modify it to my own needs, I hope this is ok!
https://gi...
May 15, 2015 - 23:07
wradcliffe
I mindlessly took the update to IOS 8.3 this time instead of waiting to hear about any issues with Pythonista. Went to do backups and file t...
May 15, 2015 - 19:52
zrzka
How does Editorial know that I previously shared workflow and offers me an update rather than a new link? I did ...
* upload RV: Workflow...
May 15, 2015 - 11:48
Jozh
Can someone help my change this code. I would like to have the birthday list be set as a variable so I can use it later in a workflow. Also...
May 15, 2015 - 08:18
Phuket2
I just wanted to add the time to a button on the menu bar(constantly updating using the title). The code below works, but the refreshing is ...
May 15, 2015 - 04:00
Phuket2
Apologies if this has been discussed or been addressed. Many years ago, I programmed in SuperCard, basically HyperCard on steroids. But one ...
In the "`picks`" section at the very end of episode 5 of http://podcastinit.com
Also another great new Python podcast: http://www.talkpyt...
May 14, 2015 - 17:17
zrzka
It would be really nice if I can:
* write module in Pythonista
* export it to Editorial to a place where I do not need to set path for...
May 14, 2015 - 02:29
Joeyd987.py
I am working on a sound visualizer and I'm at a dead end because I have no clue how to get access to the devices microphone. If I can how ca...
May 13, 2015 - 19:32
TutorialDoctor
I'd like an action that can post to editorial/Pythonista forums. Any scheme for it? Workarounds?
If not, sounds like a good idea.
May 13, 2015 - 14:56
zrzka
Editorial workflow to start new discussion test. Sorry for the noise. Feel free to remove it.
May 13, 2015 - 03:09
north.islander
is there anyway to get rid of the onscreen extended keyboard?
i have a bluetooth keyboard so it's not necessary.
are there others out th...
May 12, 2015 - 19:52
LERS
SanDisk offers a really nice [wireless device](http://www.sandisk.com/products/wireless/media-drive/) that connects to the iPad/iPhone via W...
May 12, 2015 - 07:48
polymerchm
Is there one before I start hacking filenav
May 11, 2015 - 07:28
CoryBradford
Does anyone know how to pick different CSS files for output? I created a workflow that has the following actions:
1. Document Text
2....
May 09, 2015 - 13:23
CoryBradford
Does anyone know how to pick different CSS files for output? I created a workflow that has the following actions:
1. Document Text
2. ...
May 09, 2015 - 04:13
wolf71
1. Can I disable the ext-keyboard when using Bluetooth keyboard ? so let me can using more screen.
2. Can add some short-cut key? etc: cmd+...
May 08, 2015 - 16:19
Phuket2
Again, sorry, If this is stupid. But trying to seperate my code for different views I am loading. I did the below code and it seems to work,...
May 08, 2015 - 15:37
JonB
I'm updating the AudioRecorder.py to record as a wav (so that `wave` module can get raw samples for plotting/visualization). Also, I wanted...
May 08, 2015 - 07:37
RichTaylor
How can I dismiss a Workflow UI on the iPhone 6? I have had some success swiping down on the workflow title, but it's not repeatable.
May 08, 2015 - 04:52
solarfl4re
`Blok` is a simple static site generator for Pythonista and Editorial; there's no explicit requirement for Editorial, but I've made workflow...
May 07, 2015 - 19:29
karthikmaiya
Hello, I used pipista to download Flask. However, now I am unable to get it to work? What setup do I need to do? Thank you!
May 07, 2015 - 18:55
Joeyd987.py
First post!
I'm having a hard time making an audio visuializer. I didn't know that they don't have the bpy module. I'm kinda stumped.
May 07, 2015 - 18:53
scj643
It could be possible to re add the open in menu. The only thing to make it so it passes the app review is to make it so that it can't accept...
May 07, 2015 - 12:28
SteveIves
Hi,
Just getting started with using the Pythonista UI builder.
If I select 'Script with UI' and I call my file 'Test UI', then I get a...
May 07, 2015 - 07:59
charmaex
Hi,
I'm looking for a way to open other apps with Pythonista. I'm aware of webbrowser.open('appurl://') but this doesn't help with apps w...
May 07, 2015 - 07:54
[deleted]
As it's pure Python I thought it would be interesting to try PyJVM in Pythonista. It's installed, the test suite runs fine as well as a simp...
May 07, 2015 - 07:45
zrzka
Hi all,
just started on my Jekyll's post settings editor and I'm kinda lost now, because it fails to load my view and don't know what els...
May 07, 2015 - 06:14
mrabbitt
Hi. I hope it's ok to post a feature request for Editorial here.
I write a lot of Markdown docs with multiple levels of headers and make...
May 07, 2015 - 04:38
Jozh
Is it possible to build a workflow that pulls all the links to .PDFs off a webpage in the built-in browser.
May 05, 2015 - 12:22
macnfly
Hi,
I have putting this out way to long, and it has annoyed me for some time.
I want to hide the white cross when I run my coded flight si...