[ale] 4 way timer

[arxion]

A quick followup if you take these Python parts to build yourself
a working project --

There are also some "easy to use" tools out there that will take
your Python/wxPython script(s) and package them as stand alone
executables for GNU Linux and Mac, or for Mafia$oft Infectionating
Systems if one gets forced into those at gun point .

Look at the python setuptools utilities package:
   http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools/
which includes tools like py2app and py2exe.

peace
aaron

On 2009, Feb, 23, , at 12:04 PM, brobinso at tfn.net wrote:

>> 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
>
>
>
>
>
>>
>> peace
>> aaron
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> peace
>> aaron
>>
>>
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