Forum Archive
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Pythonista (and Editorial) between 2012 and 2022. The Pythonista forum is now hosted on GitHub:
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Mar 14, 2014 - 08:35
Marrus
I just bought pythonista today as a way to learn python in my spare time.
I got the python koans project copied over to pythonista via Dr...
Mar 14, 2014 - 04:26
Kenbo01
I've written an app for viewing information/reports generated off a local SQLite database via a Bottle web server interface. It works well a...
Mar 13, 2014 - 18:42
JadedTuna
Is there a way to reload image after the scene was started? Ex I have an image with a cat, and some other program (maybe thread of current p...
Mar 13, 2014 - 14:03
brynhughes
Hi,
I'm new to Editorial and somewhat of a python rookie. I've tried out the "Render to PDF" workflow that came with Editorial, and I can...
Mar 12, 2014 - 18:28
Helgi
On an English keyboard on the iPad, the most important punctuation (period, comma, question mark, exclamation mark) are readily available an...
Mar 12, 2014 - 11:45
armobird
Hi , I'm new to Pythonista and I absolutely like the apps.
Just wondering is there a way to listen to APNS and pop up a notification?
Mar 11, 2014 - 21:17
nealtz
I search for a way to save a variable so that I can recall it in the next execution of the script. I want to use it like a counter. Or is th...
Mar 11, 2014 - 20:49
techteej
Maybe I can get some help here.
I exported my project from pythonista to Xcode, and it runs smoothly. But, I can't archive the project beca...
I'm pleased to announce that Pythonista 1.4 is available now. It brings an all-new UI for iOS 7, new modules for contacts, geo-location and ...
Mar 09, 2014 - 21:00
tomhoover
After I downloaded Editorial, I immediately linked it to my nvALT txt file directory on Dropbox. Is there any way to have Editorial exclude ...
Mar 08, 2014 - 20:11
vivo
I really like the cursor movement feature when I swipe left/right on the extra keyboard row.
I would love to be able to move the cursor up/...
Mar 06, 2014 - 15:30
coolius
I would love to see some class to see all available Bluetooth devices and to open a socket to it or communicate in any other way.
Mar 06, 2014 - 15:19
upwart
I would like to use some jpg files in an application. How can I realize that?
Mar 06, 2014 - 10:56
bashedcrab
https://gist.github.com/9062268
When I said my next game would be more fun, it appears that I lied!
My daughters class starts every da...
Mar 06, 2014 - 03:01
Dann239
https://gist.github.com/PyDann/2ae90ccadab4c2133766
Mar 06, 2014 - 02:59
Dann239
https://gist.github.com/PyDann/2ae90ccadab4c2133766
Getting a __trunc__ attribute error.
Mar 05, 2014 - 08:54
Sebastian
Hey guys! Here's a [maze generator/solver](https://gist.github.com/SebastianJarsve/9132441) I've been working on. <br>
It uses the <I>hunt ...
Mar 04, 2014 - 16:11
sidewinder
Hi all,
I've written some lovely code in Pythonista which uses Scene to display graphics and handle touch interactions. I'd like to port ...
Mar 04, 2014 - 16:08
markbesley
Hi Ole, is there anyway you could expose the IOS UI controls? TechBASIC provides a fairly simple programming method to access the UI control...
Mar 04, 2014 - 14:15
the_buch
So I've seen some decent workflows for managin tags, and a couple helpful with overall tasks, such as Move to Project and Archive. There are...
Mar 03, 2014 - 05:17
pruppert222
While there is an action that gets the current file's name, there is no action to set the name. I do not see any functionality in the editor...
Mar 02, 2014 - 17:58
jonmoore
Sends selected text as individual tasks (with associated notes) to TaskAgent using the wonderfully simple syntax as detailed here: http://ta...
Mar 02, 2014 - 17:15
Sebastian
I made this tool to indent multiple lines at the same time. <br>
Here's how it works: Add the script to your action menu, and when you are ...
Mar 02, 2014 - 16:32
upwart
This is "itsabouttime", one of my fist Pythonista progams.
https://gist.github.com/9272923.git
It is a clock that spells out the time....
Mar 02, 2014 - 10:35
jonmoore
Hi, I've found that the autocapitalise function has a bug on the first word of every sentence. If mistype your fist word and press undo to c...
Feb 28, 2014 - 13:18
minnepicker
Hey all, I'd love to learn Python. I can do some real basic things, but would love to learn the ins and outs of programming with Python. Mos...
Version 1.2 of Pythonista includes the official <a href="http://dropbox.com">Dropbox</a> Python SDK as a built-in module. Because of the way...
Feb 27, 2014 - 15:54
bitbucket158
I was experimenting with the location module, specifically location.geocode() to convert addresses in the contacts list to lat/lon coordinat...
Feb 27, 2014 - 07:59
sidewinder
Hi all,
I have been experimenting with the Scene module and I love it's simplicity. I am coding up a physics demo and the touch syntax is...
Feb 26, 2014 - 13:44
jaganat
How can I make a whole workflow to repeat itself until I want to stop it. I need it in a data entry task which entails multiple entries.
I ...
Feb 25, 2014 - 20:47
pontusm
I'm working on a small application where I want to visualize (using the Scene module) the result of some scientific computations. It works f...
Feb 25, 2014 - 18:40
WyldKard
Is there any way (or will there be in the future), to obtain information from the M7 processor in newer iOS devices?
Feb 24, 2014 - 14:15
bitbucket158
In Pythonista I created a new script using the "Scene with Layers" template. I then attempted to define my own custom layer class using the...
Feb 24, 2014 - 13:02
upwart
How can I backup my Pythonista directory (.py and data files) the easiest way?
Feb 24, 2014 - 02:00
jonmoore
I've uploaded a couple of simple workflows that use TextTool to manipulate your text selections.
The first changes the case of the selec...
Feb 23, 2014 - 20:45
jonmoore
Uses the free 'Clean Links' app to clean URL's that use shortening services, are behind a proxy or cluttered with tokens. You can paste the ...
Feb 21, 2014 - 21:18
the_buch
Hey friends! I'm planning to upgrade from my current iPad 4th gen to either an iPad Air or Retina Mini tomorrow or Friday. What is the best ...
I saw in this week's issue of [Pycoder's Weekly][1] that there is now a [pyspotify module][2] that looks pretty interesting -- music metadat...
Feb 21, 2014 - 10:58
r4lf
Hi everybody,
I am using dropbox sync to write code I can run on both my iPad and my computer.
I run into a problem when I try to specify ...
Am I right in thinking that a Select from List interaction can only be achieved as a workflow action ?
(i.e. that I haven't failed to not...
Feb 21, 2014 - 02:04
mygeekdaddy
I'm trying to take a comma separated text block from the clipboard and convert it to a CSV file. A sample text that I'm using in test looks ...
Feb 20, 2014 - 23:20
jonmoore
Hi, love Editorial but find it very frustrating that it doesn't follow my system dictionary choice much like my other IOS text editors.
...
Feb 19, 2014 - 23:11
Chrishphoto
Is it possible to dupliacate workflows? I can't see an option to do this.
Thanks,
Chris
Feb 19, 2014 - 13:48
Jpmawesome
Pythonista is a great app, no question. However, there are obvious lackings to attend to.
1. No support of camera or accelerometer.
2. D...
Feb 19, 2014 - 08:41
upwart
I want to include some UI controls in my application, but can't find a module for that.
More specifically I would like to add a picker co...
```python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# draw_heart.py
# http://gaming.jhu.edu/~phf/2012/fall/cs112/assignment-02.pdf or
# https://plus.googl...
Feb 15, 2014 - 22:27
stwiese
Hi,
I want to use Editorial for writing textfiles in markdown, is there any global (default) CSS file for the markdown preview?
Btw.: ...
Feb 15, 2014 - 20:18
bitbucket158
Has anyone had success opening the Contacts app from Pythonista and having it open a specified contact? Specifically, I'm using the contact...
Feb 14, 2014 - 10:49
Chrishphoto
Hi,
I use regularly use Editorial when I am on the train with my ipad tethered to my iphone. The signal quality is variable and when the ...
Feb 13, 2014 - 15:52
bitbucket158
I'm using the below code to launch Google Maps with the intent that the map be centered on the specified lat/lon.
import clipboard
...