[ale] 4 way timer

[brobinso at tfn.net]

> I think Python is an entirely professional and appropriate language for
> this, as could be Basic, Perl, C, C++, Ruby, Java, JavaScript (with a
> web
> page interface) or any of a couple dozen other languages, both compiled
> and interpreted.

Agreed.  I didn't mean to disparage python by calling it unprofessional. 
I meant something that looks professional.  I know that if I write it in 
python it will work, but if you sit a bunch of old guys in front of it, 
they'll ask where's the shiny start button.  I'm trying to impress them 
with open source, not confuse them.  I know they can spend a thousand 
dollars to buy a piece of software, and they will, if I don't head them 
off.

>
> Python, because of WxPython, may offer a couple of advantages in
> simplicity,
> readable examples and cross platform portability for a GUI interface.
> Combining
> the cool (and simple) code that Ed Cashin so kindly whipped up for
> you with the
> example "Stopwatch" WxPython code I found here (as the top hit from a
> google on
> "python stopwatch"):  < http://wiki.wxpython.org/StopWatch >
> I think you could make this a reliable, working tool in a matter of a
> couple hours.  I know I could, and I'm a relative novice at python
> coding.
>
> BTW, I tested the example Stopwatch code before I recommended here
> and it runs
> AS IS on my Mac here -- OSeX 10.4 with (stock) python 2.3.5 run from
> shell as
>  $> pythonw stopwatch.py
> -- Adding a #!/usr/bin/pythonw shebang line to the top of the example
> and
> setting execute permissions allows me to also run it as the direct
> shell command
>  $> stopwatch.py
> -- OR... setting the default app to Mac's "PythonLauncher.app",
> I can just double click on the file to run it.
>

I'll mess around with it more.  That was a cool little pice of code.

> So use python and take advantage of the free examples that have just
> been
> handed to you.  As you noted, we ALE'rs are smart... well.... OK...
> we just
> look smart because we've been tinkering with this 'puter stuff for a
> long
> time... but our suggestions are sound more often than not! :-)

You're right, of course, and I'll definately start there.

Thanks again,

Robert





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