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Jul 12, 2017 - 16:07
runjaj
Hi! My knowledge of Python and Pythonista is frankly low. Maybe you'll find this too easy and evident, but I've needed sometime to understa...
Jul 12, 2017 - 15:18
Brun0oO
Hi, I'm creating a subclass of UIView using create_new_class. Here my sample code : ``` # coding: utf-8 from objc_util import * import u...
Jul 11, 2017 - 09:30
AtomBombed
Want to make your own third-party _StaSh_ commands? Look to Latte to help! It's a package manager and repository system for all things StaSh...
Jul 10, 2017 - 16:45
Phuket2
Firstly, i think this is least semi relevant to Pythonista even though it's clear that Pythonista does not support IPython. But after readin...
Jul 10, 2017 - 15:56
random4567
I think this issue started with the last update of Editorial. The physical keyboard on iPad Pro (not Bluetooth) by Logitech is not allowing...
Jul 10, 2017 - 10:00
Bjucha
Can anybody help me with a noob question: I'm trying to learn using main function and class function. The code works fine until I add a func...
Jul 09, 2017 - 23:01
OTPSkipper
I am writing an app that receives data over a tcp socket and displays the data graphically with some user interaction too. I can't just c...
Jul 09, 2017 - 16:55
OI
I am using the standard Pythonista (non Beta) with iOS 11 Beta 2, I am trying to disable the extended keyboard (row with Pythonista shortcut...
Jul 09, 2017 - 16:03
OI
I am using iOS 11 Beta 2 and Pythonista 3.1.1 (311008) with the iPad Pro 10.5 + Apple Smart Keyboard, every time I open the Console at the b...
Jul 09, 2017 - 15:50
Kush
Hey Guys I am fairly new to pythonista and I want to add .py and .pyui files which are stored on another app , but the open in option doesn'...
Jul 09, 2017 - 01:31
sskaye
I'd like to have my button title wrap over two lines. Normally, I'd use the newline character in a text string (e.g. 'Line1 \n Line2'), but ...
Jul 08, 2017 - 19:13
Ekl3ndil
Hi, I actually use Pythonista since many month and I have interest for the ObjC Classes with the module objc_util. My problem is that I do...
Jul 07, 2017 - 12:25
Heathy65
A complete newbie question in relation to the editor. Is there an undo function? i.e. undo something I typed? Also is there away to dis...
Jul 06, 2017 - 17:33
upwart
I am primarily a developper of CPython applications, but find developping and prototyping under Pythonista very convenient when I am not at ...
Jul 06, 2017 - 13:43
njEd
Good Day: I'm curious if it is possible, thru pythonista, to monitor cellular data usage per app. For example: a user can go to settings>c...
Jul 06, 2017 - 11:22
Maxmad68
Hello, I would like to know how can I change the color of the "Delete" button which appears when we swipe a row in a ui.TableView ? The purp...
Jul 06, 2017 - 10:08
superrune
Hi, I'm learning both Python an Pythonista, so I'm not sure if this is a bug. I`m editing a pyui file that I downloaded on github, but when...
Jul 05, 2017 - 17:04
MikeBeard
I'm trying to see if there is a way to get colorized output from a script I'm running. In regular Python, I get color, as I'm using escap...
Jul 05, 2017 - 15:43
ihf
Could a Pythonista script connect via BT to an Echo Dot and play a sound stream?
Jul 05, 2017 - 13:44
behnam
Hi, I believe that Pythonista can be very useful for the scientific community but the installed packages are outdated. Especially matplotli...
Jul 05, 2017 - 09:44
dadedu
Hello everyone! I'm new to Pythonista but already love it. I have a one simple question about dialogs module: is it possible to customize t...
Jul 04, 2017 - 16:00
Phuket2
I had tried using sqlalchemy before but found it hard just to get started. I watched a YouTube video today [link](https://youtu.be/51RpDZKS...
Jul 04, 2017 - 03:10
ihf
In the Pythonista module documentation there are code snippets which contain 2 buttons. One is "Copy" which works as expected and the other ...
Jul 02, 2017 - 10:04
Phuket2
I was interested in making a type of world display in ui. Of course a digital version not so challenging esp. with the new update method fo...
Jul 02, 2017 - 01:56
RyanM
I'm having difficulty saving image files (jpeg) to Dropbox. I save the file using Image.save or Editor.set_file_contents to a Dropbox path ...
Jul 01, 2017 - 13:12
Phuket2
I just come across this interesting [Article](https://medium.com/@ageitgey/quick-tip-speed-up-your-python-data-processing-scripts-with-proce...
Jul 01, 2017 - 06:23
jovica
I am trying to capture audio on my iPad to submit to AWS Lex bot using Audio recorder. This is the code that records the audio: settings = ...
Jun 30, 2017 - 08:55
midas9087
I'd like to sync my workflows, the order of workflows, snippets, and settings across idevices. I am aware of the workflow Editorial Backup. ...
Jun 30, 2017 - 08:47
midas9087
Using a Smart Keyboard on an iPad Pro, Command-O opens the list of files on the left. It would be efficient if one could move up and down th...
Jun 29, 2017 - 14:52
superrune
Hi! I'm learning Python, and just started looking at Pythonista. I want to modify some existing code to fit my project, specifically this p...
Jun 29, 2017 - 05:59
ihf
I am trying to get the keyboard for a textfield to be the purely numeric pad. I have tried setting the keyboard type to ui.KEYBOARD_NUMBER_P...
Jun 28, 2017 - 16:09
densi
Hi everyone, I have a couple of basic question regarding working with ui module. I'm trying to make a simple app that has 3 pages. So when ...
Jun 28, 2017 - 16:03
densi
Hi everyone, I have a couple of basic question regarding working with ui module. I'm trying to make a simple app that has 3 pages. So when ...
Jun 28, 2017 - 10:31
Bjucha
Hello everybody, trying to create a simple timer that counts down from 10 to 0. Creating one in that executes in console is no problem when...
Jun 27, 2017 - 10:49
gums
I'm trying to execute a simple script in Python via my iPhone in order to keep alive a Buffalo NAS drive by sending a magic packet every 3 m...
Jun 26, 2017 - 21:43
rstockford
I am having problems installing the py 3 version of Sympy. The release appears to be at: https://github.com/sympy/sympy/releases/tag/s...
Jun 24, 2017 - 20:53
david
Hi all, is there some code in python so that I can read data from my account of the App Store, for example, my purchased apps that are not ...
Jun 24, 2017 - 17:46
Bjucha
Hello everybody trying to create a button when pressed a label will display the current location. However i get a type error " getLocation t...
Jun 23, 2017 - 21:30
burns
hi, i'm trying to implement an audio player who plays music, even in background or when the device is turned off. I have tested all code ex...
Jun 23, 2017 - 17:04
chebfarid
Strange problem with a simple view: when I try to present it I receive the error message *"View is already being presented or animation is i...
Jun 22, 2017 - 15:41
secepar
Hi, I think it is a simple task. I have a button action to take a photo and save it to the local folder as well as the camera roll. ```pyt...
Jun 21, 2017 - 00:14
peterdougstuart
Hi I'm using the Pythonista App Template (https://github.com/omz/PythonistaAppTemplate) to prepare my App for submission to the App store. ...
Jun 20, 2017 - 19:47
ibrahim
Who else would be very excited about Pythonista for Mac? Sure, you can just "install" Python on a Mac. But you're stuck modifying system fi...
Jun 20, 2017 - 16:14
suduo_1987
Because some reasons,I must use a VPN connection(eg.Surge ...) to access google :(sad When I use 'requests' module to get data from google ...
Jun 19, 2017 - 22:32
ABLPHA
Hi Can somebody help me? I tried to get link from AppStore's Share Sheet Extension, but when I typed _appex.get_input() this occurred: ```...
Jun 19, 2017 - 21:36
Bjucha
Hello Im trying to display in a textfield the current url for the webview So if Im clicking on a link (omz-software.com for example) I would...
Jun 19, 2017 - 19:54
david
Hi, Without a doubt I would buy a book about Pythonista, dedicated mainly to the "scene" and "ui" with many examples. Does anyone support th...
Jun 19, 2017 - 19:46
david
Hi all, After recording the movement of the finger on the screen... How do I do to play the movements registered in the scene? Cheers My (...
Jun 18, 2017 - 22:27
TheRealBret
I am trying to add an appointment to the native iOS calendar. I have the following code which I took from this forum last year. ``` from...
Jun 18, 2017 - 10:46
scrimple
Just wanted to know if anyone's gotten git-clone working against a github repo of theirs using some kind of auth method? (Edit: I'm using ...