Python - A Mobile Perspective

Python – A mobile perspective Christopher Fairbairn ARANZ Medical Ltd christopher@christec.co.nz www.christec.co.nz/blog/

Who Am I? www.christec.co.nz/blog/

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Microsoft Most Valuable Professional www.christec.co.nz/blog/

Why Mobile Development? www.christec.co.nz/blog/

Why Windows Mobile? • Strong enterprise story • Excellent device compatibility • Established product www.christec.co.nz/blog/

Why Python? •Read-Eval-Print Loop •Small Edit •Efficient •Popular! Debug Compile •Excellent modules Deploy www.christec.co.nz/blog/

Development Challenges •Less resources •Slower execution •Memory Management is critical •Users are less forgiving www.christec.co.nz/blog/

Current state of affairs •Python 2.5 •Partially merged into CPython trunk •SCONS based build environment www.christec.co.nz/blog/

Future Directions •Python 2.6 or 3? •Fully integrated into trunk •Use standard build environment •Better POSIX support •More polish www.christec.co.nz/blog/

Remote Console •Long typing sessions on a PDA are painful •Really portable Python! www.christec.co.nz/blog/

What do I need to relearn? www.christec.co.nz/blog/

User Interface Frameworks •VensterCE •Pocket PC GUI (PPyGui) •wxPython •TkInter (TCL/TK) www.christec.co.nz/blog/

PyGame www.christec.co.nz/blog/

PyS60 emulation •Run Python S60 applications on Windows Mobile devices •Very early proof of concept • Minimal appuifw module • Functional e32 module •Built on top of PPyGui www.christec.co.nz/blog/

Call to action •Has this sparked an interest in anyone? •Do you have development expertise or time to contribute? Website: http://pythonce.sourceforge.net www.christec.co.nz/blog/

Contact Information Christopher Fairbairn ARANZ Medical Ltd Questions? Email: christopher@christec.co.nz Website: www.christec.co.nz/blog/ www.christec.co.nz/blog/

Interested in presenting? Have you investigated IronPython? Would you like to share your experience? Website: http://www.dot.net.nz www.christec.co.nz/blog/

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