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Jun 16, 2017 - 21:57
wnMark
Something is wrong with reverse_geocode() today. Slow or no return today. Some hints?
Jun 16, 2017 - 19:14
snowlock
I am new to Pythonista, so I apologize for a simple question: if I have the app on both my iPad and my iPhone, how do I copy a script from o...
Can my app get Alerted when the user clicks `back` in a NavView?
Jun 15, 2017 - 14:27
GhostHackz
Hey! I found a Python library called [iSign](https://github.com/saucelabs/isign), it allows you to code sign iOS applications. My question i...
Jun 13, 2017 - 22:55
david
Hi all,
can I use the [template](https://github.com/omz/PythonistaAppTemplate) to generate an App for iOS if I developed a small console-bas...
Jun 13, 2017 - 07:57
base
hi,
I'm using editorial and are happy with it, but I'm missing the snippets button.
I have enabled "extended keyboard" in the editor setting...
Jun 12, 2017 - 13:26
shaun-h
I just read this article, https://www.macstories.net/linked/apples-app-store-guidelines-now-allow-executable-code-in-educational-apps-and-de...
Jun 12, 2017 - 10:21
maxine04
H all,
I am working on a HSC Major Design Project :
I need to write a python script that picks up the output, analogue signal "Pin out 4" (...
https://developer.ibm.com/dwblog/2017/nfc-ios-reading-nfc-tags/?imm_mid=0f2926&cmp=em-prog-na-na-newsltr_20170610 Will this become possible ...
Jun 09, 2017 - 17:32
david
Hi al,
I have installed the package *colorama* but it seems that the console color characters are not displayed.
Minimal sample:
```
from...
Jun 09, 2017 - 03:45
zhengyiluo
I am new to the editor and absolutely love it.
Though I am wondering if there is a keyboard shortcut for commenting line? I find the code s...
Jun 06, 2017 - 18:11
djorge
Hi,
I need some help with my widget. My widget reads a file and pass the content to an object.
I don’t know why but my widget keeps showin...
Jun 06, 2017 - 17:31
djorge
Hi,
Pythonista is amazing and I'm already using its widget.
However, I fill that having only 1 widget is a little limited.
Is possible t...
Jun 04, 2017 - 20:39
krizex
I have a game in which everything is controlled by gravity(). So after a while the device decides that nothing happens and the screen goes b...
Jun 04, 2017 - 18:31
kfink1982
I'd like to use pythonista for image processing and I use opencv (cv2) on my computer and it works really good for things like histograms an...
Jun 04, 2017 - 17:48
Bjucha
Hello.
Is it possible to change the color for the header/menubar for ui.view
Tried finding some information but have not found any.
For...
Jun 04, 2017 - 12:46
[deleted]
Hi,
I have been playing with the console.write_link(). But i found out Python on the computer does not have the console module. So is there...
Jun 03, 2017 - 11:37
gendalus
Hi everybody,
in a script that works like a digital picture frame I'm using the ImageView.load_from_url and I'm running into some problems....
Jun 03, 2017 - 11:14
Phuket2
Sorry, if I am not correctly using the jargon in the below, please look past that. Hopefully the intent is still clear enough.
Is anyone...
The [docs](http://omz-software.com/pythonista/docs/ios/scene.html#node) say that `After a child is added to the node tree, it is positioned ...
Jun 01, 2017 - 19:18
TutorialDoctor
I'm interested in using Pythonista to program Alexa skills. Currently I am playing around with a chatbot script I made a while ago and using...
Jun 01, 2017 - 12:59
Berg
I read there's a sample code for a multi-touch toy piano in Pythonista. Does anybody know how to find it?
Thanks
Jun 01, 2017 - 00:07
Me2121Me
Hello, I am writing an RPG game in scene and would like to know how to make a pop-up inventory menu. I need an answer by Thursday the 15th. ...
May 31, 2017 - 19:16
ltddev
Using the ui editor, is there a way to add a separator line such as you see on many settings pages in iOS (including, I believe, Pythonista...
May 30, 2017 - 22:27
clarence
Hi,
I am new to python, and I am learning to program on the mac using Sublime Text and Pythonista on the iPad. The code below executes o...
May 29, 2017 - 12:54
zipit
Hi,
does anyone know how Pyhtonistas ```plist``` files are being encoded? I always assumed that plists are just XML files in UTF-8 encoding...
May 29, 2017 - 12:27
Phuket2
@omz, did you ever go further with the idea of a ui.View having its own timer that you could hook into to do updates etc. ? Personally, I th...
```python
import scene
def make_oval_sprite(width=100, height=100, fg_color='blue', bg_color='grey'):
with scene.ui.ImageContext(width,...
May 27, 2017 - 16:57
Aaraeus
Hi all! Long time lurker here.
I made my first pythonista app with a PYUI file. The learning curve has been really fun and interesting - s...
May 26, 2017 - 19:05
TutorialDoctor
I'm getting back into creating Workflows for Editorial and realized I never posted the Bible app I made for Editorial to the forums. Instruc...
May 26, 2017 - 13:42
gguman
when i try to run the script from widgets it raise NameError: name'v' is not defined at line 115
May 25, 2017 - 17:49
SteveLAnderson
Often when I look at screen grabs or screencasts (like this one: https://youtu.be/JclQcwc2iJs ) I see workflow icons at the top of the edito...
May 25, 2017 - 09:16
pythonabel
Does anyone know to manipulate the core system of a device? for example, changing the resolution of the screen, limiting the max volume leve...
May 24, 2017 - 20:49
zipit
Hi, is it possible to get the currently selected text inside a ```ui.WebView```? I am aware that I could copy the text manually to the clipb...
May 24, 2017 - 11:37
jmv38
hello
from the examples i can read the exif data and date, but how can i modify the photo exif and/or image in place?
appex.get_attachments...
May 24, 2017 - 10:03
Matteo
Hi, I know I could use google to search answers, but I use python mainly on my iPhone, so I use mainly Pythonista, so:
* do you know a pure...
May 24, 2017 - 05:09
galtenberg
I work with around 60 files in daily workflows - I'm active in many of them in one session, surfing around, gathering notes and passages int...
May 23, 2017 - 21:35
larapsodia
Hi, I'm new to Pythonista, so I'm sorry if this is a very basic question. I've made a simple Memory-like card game, with three levels. The c...
May 23, 2017 - 18:40
jerry
I used “Add to Home Screen” to put a link to my app on my iPad. If I use the link, it starts up the app fine; if I switch to something else,...
May 23, 2017 - 12:18
krizex
Is it possible to add iAd banners and in-app purchases to app developed in Pythonista?
May 23, 2017 - 03:31
Admiral Ackbar
Are there any items concerning Wunderlist, and if so could someon direct me to a tutorial relating to them?
May 22, 2017 - 16:18
zielperson
Link to another document?
Can I write an extension (or is there one) that links me to another document?
I like the way dropbox paper does i...
Any thoughts on the relative rank of these answers? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/43315/can-i-write-native-iphone-apps-using-python
May 21, 2017 - 16:59
Brun0oO
If you have a VR headset for your iOS device, you know it's difficult to display web VR content in full screen.
To try to solve this proble...
May 21, 2017 - 04:23
jerry
In Pythonista my app resides in its own folder ("Book Notes"). While doing the initial testing, of course, the initial working directory whe...
May 20, 2017 - 00:23
Admiral Ackbar
Is there any way to show 2 editorial documents side by side, or show documents other than the document being edited in the browser?
May 18, 2017 - 23:29
shaun-h
I just wanted to share a project I have been working on. The project is called PyDoc and it is docset viewer.
I started working on this pro...
May 16, 2017 - 18:48
mikael
This [recent thread](https://forum.omz-software.com/topic/4036/ui-button-title-alignment) by @cvp on how to right-align the label on a butto...
May 16, 2017 - 12:38
Bjucha
Hi everybody, I was thinking of creating a textfield that I can enter a URL and it will open that URL, if I understand i correct I need to u...