Re:Python for iOS
by mikeevans on Monday July 09, 2012 @12:27PM
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I saw the 'apple.com' domain and almost jumped out of my seat. I thought it was something official from Apple.
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Come to BlackBerry 10/PlayBook. We have Python 3.2 native on there, and you can build apps using it.
And how many users are on that platform?
Seriously, I admire the effort but nobody's going to a dead-duck platform.
Though I do agree about BlackBerrys consumer prospects, any business with a few thousand deployments will probably be interested. Python+Qt look like a nice combination for rapid 'app' development.
We've been working on the PySide port for a month now, and it still has some issues. Overall though, it's quite usable and capable of creating full-fledged apps with.
You should check out our samples. They're a bit crude right now, but hopefully they'll highlight what is and will be possible.
Meh. You have your opinions, I have mine. I'll continue writing in Python while you wish and wait.
I don't wish for anything, except for JetBrains to add C# to IntelliJ. But really, thanks for playing!
For another few months, at least