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Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Can't get ASDictionary to work (py2app problems?)
by has June 2, 2009

June 2, 2009

Nicholas Riley wrote: > I'm trying to use appscript on my MacBook Pro running OS X 10.5.7 and > the stock Apple Python. It's never had appscript installed before. > However, I can't get the binary ASDictionary I downloaded to run: > > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/Developer/Applications/appscript/ASDictionary.app/Contents/ > Resources/__boot__.py", line 31, in <module> > _run('ASDictionary.py') > File "/Developer/Applications/appscript/ASDictionary.app/Contents/ > Resources/__boot__.py", line 28, in _run > execfile(path, globals(), globals()) > File "/Developer/Applications/appscript/ASDictionary.app/Contents/ > Resources/ASDictionary.py", line 17, in <module> > import osax, appscript, mactypes > File "build/bdist.macosx-10.3-i386/egg/osax.py", line 38, in > <module> > File "build/bdist.macosx-10.3-i386/egg/aem/aemsend.py", line 82, > in send > aem.aemsend.EventError: Command failed: Application could not > handle this command. (-1708) > 2009-05-31 15:42:43.946 ASDictionary[4551:10b] ASDictionary Error > 2009-05-31 15:42:43.948 ASDictionary[4551:10b] ASDictionary Error > An unexpected error has occurred during execution of the main script Odd. The osax module appears to be puking on a System Events command (it uses SE to get a list of installed osaxen). What versions of appscript and ASDictionary? What happens if you try to import the osax module into a regular script? Anything unusual about your setup (permissions, haxies, etc.)? PyObjC/py2app questions I'll leave to those that know more about these things. (FWIW, I build ASDictionary using user-installed Python 2.5.2 framework + PyObjC 1.x for portability.) has -- Control AppleScriptable applications from Python, Ruby and ObjC: http://appscript.sourceforge.net

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question about garbage collection with NSApplication.run()
by Bill Janssen June 1, 2009

June 1, 2009

I'm writing a Python program that has a main that looks like this: application = NSApplication.sharedApplication() # set up handler for network change notification SCDynamicStoreSetNotificationKeys(DYNSTORE, None, [NETWORK_KEY,]) # Get a CFRunLoopSource for our store session and add it to the application's runloop: CFRunLoopAddSource( NSRunLoop.currentRunLoop().getCFRunLoop(), SCDynamicStoreCreateRunLoopSource(None, DYNSTORE, 0), kCFRunLoopCommonModes ) # add a timer for application scan events timer = NSTimer.scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval_target_selector_userInfo_repeats_( periodicity, scanner, objc.selector(scanner.scan, signature="v@:"), None, True) # using an NSRunLoop avoids Activity Monitor complaining about "not responding" application.run() Do I need to do anything about NSAutoreleasePools? My understanding is that this is single-threaded, and that NSApplication.run will handle periodic drainage of the default main thread release pool. Bill

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where do I store my Python programs
by beegee beegee June 1, 2009

June 1, 2009

Hi All, I have a mac mini mac os 10.4.11. I also have aquamac for an editor. I have some simple programs stored in text files. and I try to run them using aquamac, but I get the following error message steps taken: launch aquamacs File -> new buffer in new window File ->new buffer in mode python Python-> start interpreter >>> python first.py File "<stdin>", line 1 python first.py ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax >>> I would like to know if this is a case of files not being seen by the python interpreter or what could be done Regards

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