Python – A mobile perspective
Christopher Fairbairn
ARANZ Medical Ltd
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Who Am I?
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Microsoft
Most Valuable
Professional
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Why Mobile Development?
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Why Windows Mobile?
• Strong enterprise story
• Excellent device compatibility
• Established product
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Why Python?
•Read-Eval-Print Loop
•Small Edit
•Efficient
•Popular! Debug Compile
•Excellent modules
Deploy
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Development Challenges
•Less resources
•Slower execution
•Memory
Management is critical
•Users are less
forgiving
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Current state of affairs
•Python 2.5
•Partially merged into CPython trunk
•SCONS based build environment
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Future Directions
•Python 2.6 or 3?
•Fully integrated into trunk
•Use standard build environment
•Better POSIX support
•More polish
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Remote Console
•Long typing sessions on a PDA are painful
•Really portable Python!
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What do I need to relearn?
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User Interface Frameworks
•VensterCE
•Pocket PC GUI (PPyGui)
•wxPython
•TkInter (TCL/TK)
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PyGame
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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
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Call to action
•Has this sparked an
interest in anyone?
•Do you have
development expertise or
time to contribute?
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Contact Information
Christopher Fairbairn
ARANZ Medical Ltd
Questions?
Email: christopher@christec.co.nz
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Interested in presenting?
Have you investigated
IronPython?
Would you like to share
your experience?
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