Forum Archive

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Jan 12, 2017 - 00:24
SpotlightKid
Hi all, I needed a way to make my iPad display images scaled to fullscreen without taking my hands off the keyboard/mouse of my main comput...
Jan 11, 2017 - 14:39
cvp
To access my iCloud photos, I've installed pyicloud.py and some required modules (tzlocal and future) all via stash pip install module. The ...
Jan 11, 2017 - 04:58
donnieh
Hello, I do the following and have isssues. 1) On Mac OS desktop, I compress a bunch of .py files (about 20). Then upload to Dropbox. 2) U...
Jan 10, 2017 - 18:42
newtothis
Is it possible to access app data using this app and change it? If so can someone please tell me how? Possibly change how many coins I have ...
Jan 09, 2017 - 20:27
mrcoxall
Is there a way to be in one *.py file with its corresponding *.pyui file that creates the GUI. Then you click a button and go to another *.p...
Jan 09, 2017 - 19:41
lukecov
Looking for someone to help me figure out why this doesn't work. from sys import argv script,filename = argv filename = input() target.op...
Jan 09, 2017 - 15:09
lukecov
I am fairly new to python and have been doing the "learnPythonTheHardWay book" on my computer. So I downloaded Pythonista so I could practic...
Jan 08, 2017 - 21:16
edsuom
``` # Ball.py by Ed Suominen # Drag the ball around by an elastic string. # Adapted from the AnalogClock example that comes with Pythonista ...
Jan 08, 2017 - 21:05
jbl
Hi, A newbie with the ui module and kind of python too so thanks in advance. I'm wondering if there is any way, in a WebView, to get inf...
Jan 07, 2017 - 14:50
ihf
I was just trying to see if the Javascript to Python code would run under Pythonista but I wasn't able to install it using Stash v0.6.18. *...
Jan 07, 2017 - 13:58
cvp
@omz I use Pythonista as local storage for all my files and I plan to write scripts for all my processes on these files, in my dreamed chall...
Jan 05, 2017 - 20:01
djorge
I'm trying to capture text from Unread app, but appex.get_input() returns an error ``` #coding: utf-8 import appex appex.get_input() ``` R...
Jan 05, 2017 - 18:47
amharder
Hello everyone, I've been told that the reason for these crashes is how much data is being processed. Here is my code: ``` import random cla...
Jan 05, 2017 - 13:28
lukaskollmer
I noticed that the "Import file" feature of the app extension seems to be a bit inconsistent: When I launch the extension from the share sh...
Jan 05, 2017 - 03:50
DarthXander
I'm using the `scene` module to draw several rectangles on the screen and then using `triangle_strip()` to draw triangles on top of them. Tw...
Jan 03, 2017 - 23:14
SpiesWithin22
Stash isn't working for me on a brand new installation. I keep getting errors Config Parser not found or not well formed(invalid token)
Jan 02, 2017 - 20:07
cherimoya
Hi, First time user questions: I have several Python projects currently in cloud drives. Is there a way to point to them for editing/running...
Jan 02, 2017 - 18:08
starrshaw
Hi, this might be an strange question. But is there a way to Show the keyboard on and keep it shown? Thanks!
Jan 02, 2017 - 17:25
NoBetterName
I want to bring in-app purchases to my Xcode application. Can anybody walk me through this in Pythonista?
Jan 02, 2017 - 11:34
upwart
For my animation in Scene,, I would like to use the full screen and not be distracted by the output being directed to the the bottom line. I...
Jan 02, 2017 - 01:45
amharder
Hello, I am attempting to create sudoku within pythonista, and within the following code I am trying to create the 9x9 space, and place numb...
Jan 01, 2017 - 22:34
ihf
I don't usually connect my iPad 3 to iTunes but I wanted to see if I could move some files to Pythonista that way (I know about several othe...
Dec 31, 2016 - 21:22
robnee
Is Editorial still supported? It doesn't seem to be updated anymore.
Dec 31, 2016 - 05:18
upwart
I would like to disable the stop button (X) in the upper right hand corner. I found one solution on this forum, but that doesn't seem to wor...
Dec 30, 2016 - 18:32
starrshaw
Hi All, I hope you are all having a great holiday! If you like me you having fun with your iPad and Pythonista! I have been looking everywh...
Dec 30, 2016 - 15:51
ihf
Is it possible to create an App for the Apple Watch which talks to Pythonista? It would seem that would open all sorts of possibilities.
Dec 29, 2016 - 08:03
MCgendraft
I am new to this version of Pythonista, and have written pretty basic scripts with it, so I am pretty new to doing heavier work in it. I hav...
Dec 28, 2016 - 20:50
imnegan
Hi all, I am building a model of the solar system using the Scene class. In the model each planet is a child node of the sun, and the moons...
Dec 28, 2016 - 08:49
ailee
okay so my situation is that i am working an avr chip which is the [Atmega328p](http://www.kynix.com/uploadfiles/pdf/ATMEGA328P-20AU.pdf) an...
Dec 27, 2016 - 22:25
glenndm
Hello all, The search for an programming tool deployable on Ipad led me here to Pythonista. As a complete python(ista) newbie, there will ...
Dec 26, 2016 - 16:28
[deleted]
Is there way to manually update to python 3.6 or i have to wait for christmas
Dec 25, 2016 - 16:13
cvp
@omz When I use your File_Picker in **appex** mode, the image of the expand/collapse folder button is **None**, but the button is active and...
Dec 25, 2016 - 12:11
upwart
I am working on a project to port a discrete event simulation program running under Tkinter to run on Pythonista. I have the actual animatio...
Dec 25, 2016 - 09:18
ccc
Merry Christmas to all of you... I hope that yours is as pleasant and peaceful as mine is. The Python core team has released two presents ...
Dec 25, 2016 - 01:31
davidferaam
I've just purchased Pythonista 3 and was running the scripts that was already download with the app and there was "launcher.py" file that re...
Dec 23, 2016 - 12:45
[deleted]
When i try to add a new file it says cant create a new file. Please make sure you have entered valid file name
Dec 22, 2016 - 15:33
cvp
I can't realize two successive FTP sessions even with the same server, even if I close or quit the session, even if I delete the FTP object ...
Dec 20, 2016 - 05:33
mrcoxall
I am trying to upload a Pythonista project to the Apple App Store. I have tried many, many time and keep getting code signing errors. I am u...
Dec 19, 2016 - 18:22
NoBetterName
I'm using the scene module, and I'm in the update function of my scene class. I need to check to see if the user shook the device. Just one ...
Dec 19, 2016 - 16:20
cvp
I want to upload some local files, through FTP, to several different FTP Servers. To avoid to perform successive "connect/login/upload files...
Dec 19, 2016 - 14:34
wolf71
Define a objc function. typedef AVAudioBuffer * _Nullable (^AVAudioConverterInputBlock)(AVAudioPacketCount inNumberOfPackets, AVAudioCo...
Dec 19, 2016 - 10:42
cvp
If I check the storage via Settings/General/Storage & ICloud usage/Manage storage, I can see "Pythonista 458,8MB" and its "Documents & Data ...
Dec 16, 2016 - 21:41
polymerchm
I am trying to trigger a custom view to redraw, then to play a series of tones (a chord), then retrigger the display, rinse and repeat. The...
Dec 15, 2016 - 19:50
jphilip4
Hi, I created a view (called Home screen) with multiple buttons. I want to go to a different screen when I press each button. There might b...
Dec 14, 2016 - 21:10
victordomingos
Is there an easy quick way to set a different text font to tableview contents?
Dec 14, 2016 - 16:22
cvp
Has somebody already used PyDrive to access Google Drive files?
Dec 14, 2016 - 06:32
esanker
Hi, Is there a way to run Python 3 scripts in StaSh? I tried using the #!python3 shebang and it did not work. Thanks.
Dec 13, 2016 - 09:30
MOD0
Hi, i wrote code in order to use my program with Bluetooth keyboard.(some part quoted from here) I succeeded in some print code(pleases pre...
Dec 13, 2016 - 01:17
torch0395
I really like the notification module. But it seems as if the alerts can only be triggered by the app opening. Is there a way to trigger ale...
Dec 12, 2016 - 16:53
polymerchm
Any guidance on how to get a "hyperlink" into a webview that interact with the script that generated it. OR, can you add a "close' button ...