Python on SX1 — Siemens SX1 — All About Symbian Forum Archive

Epcylon 23 Dec 2004, 15:53

Nokia released Python for Series 60 recently, and I've only just started playing with it. It's is reported to work on the SX1, and I've gotten it to do the basic "Hello World!", but haven't gotten around to really testing it yet to see if there are things that doesn't work.

Has anyone else tried it? It seems to be incredibly slow on my phone, so I'm wondering if I may have grabbed the wrong version or something, does anyone know exactly which sis to install? (Version numbering is a pain to figure out these days.. 😊)

/me is looking forward to using python to throw together phone apps when I need them.. 😃

Speaking of which.. does anyone know of a good text-editor for the phone (for coding)? The notepad that comes with the phone doesn't seem to be up for the task...

N/A 26 Dec 2004, 18:59

The editing is best done on a PC (there are Python SDK versions that support the Series 60 SDKs and IDEs on a PC).

For the SX1 you should use the "1st edition" version of Python.

Epcylon 26 Dec 2004, 23:53

I fiddled a bit more, so found out which version to use. It also got a lot faster on the next run for some reason, so that's no issue any more.

For serious coding, ofc the PC is best, but when you're on the road, and suddenly find a simple bug/typo, it would be good to fire up a text-editor to fix it then and there. I can't get the built-in notepad to edit textfiles, so I need something else.

Another thing I was wondering about (haven't looked at it). I don't have bluetooth on my comp, is it possible to hook up a remote console using the USB-cable somehow?