[ale] 4 way timer

[Jim Kinney]

Dang!! There goes _MY_ easy $1k....

Thanks Aaron...

:-)

On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 12:38 PM, arxion <arxaaron at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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