Re: Can any cross platform gui framework limitations be filled with ctypes / pyobjc or other?
"Meyn, Larry A. (ARC-AV)" <[email protected]>
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Apple's iOS policies are not always clear cut. Pythonista (http://omz-software.com/pythonista/) is a surprisingly capable python interpreter for iOS that seems to be able to push the boundaries of Apple's policies. You can even share code easily through gist URLs. -Larry On Jul 9, 2013, at 2:44 PM, Chris Barker - NOAA Federal <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 1:31 PM, Meyn, Larry A. (ARC-AV) > <[email protected]> wrote: >> FYI: One cross-platform gotcha with kivy is its LGPL license, it can be an issue when developing for iOS due to the iOS ban on linking to dynamic libraries. > > IIUC: (IANAL): > > 1) the kivy folks have figure out how to legally deploy to iOS > 2) dynamic vs. static linking makes no difference to the LGPL. > > But yes, Apple does have its policies, and they can be a pain if you > want to use something other than Cocoa to deploy to iOS. My > understanding was teh bigger issue was that they don't want > interpreters in iOS apps... > > The interweb tells me that there is a (maybe beta) version of QT for > iOS, but pySide is going to be an issue with iOS ban on interpreters. > > FWIW, I _think_ the Kivy uses Cython to build a compiled version of > your program that links (statically) to the python run time, so is not > technically running interpreted code. > > -Chris > > > > > > > > > -- > > Christopher Barker, Ph.D. > Oceanographer > > Emergency Response Division > NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice > 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax > Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception > > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Pythonmac-SIG maillist - [email protected] > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig > unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/Pythonmac-SIG _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/Pythonmac-SIG