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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I believe that we can post patches for any changes that we may need to make to PyQt and SIP. So far, there haven't been any.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>We're not using SIP to create bindings for the existing program APIs. The APIs are all in C and we've crafted some fairly shallow Python bindings to allow importing the libraries. So far that seems to work fine. We'll see how that holds up as we continue with our development efforts.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>- Peter</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Jim Bublitz [<A HREF="mailto:jbublitz@nwinternet.com">mailto:jbublitz@nwinternet.com</A>] </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 3:39 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: Peter Kropf</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Cc: pykde@mats.gmd.de</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: RE: [PyKDE] Kudos and Questions from a New Convert</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>On 20-Nov-02 Peter Kropf wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Actually, I'm in both the Windows and Unix worlds. We're using Python, </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> PyQt and Qt for our next generation GUI development work. It'll be </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> deployed on lot's o' different types of systems: Window 2K / XP on </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> i686 and ia64, Linux RedHat on i686, ia64 and s390, Solaris, AIX, </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> HP-UX, OSF/1, Irix and possible others. This is one of the wonders of </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Python and Qt - we have a single development environment and source </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> tree that runs everywhere we need it. The creation of the environment </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> and the deployment of the product are the places where we have to be </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> concerned about platform specifics. From my point of view, we're just </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> not in a position where we can make a requirement of the customer to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> build the final product. They want to receive a ready-to-run</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> program that has minimum setup and configuration requirements.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> On the other hand, I'd love to see Python and Qt available everywhere </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> on operating systems from the os vendors. That would certainly help </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> with our deployment efforts ;-)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Are you in a position where you company will let you contribute patches or other knowledge/information? If so, I'm sure it would be greatly appreciated (if not, it's understandable).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Are you developing sip bindings for your program logic as well? Do you see a need for tools/docs in that area?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Jim</FONT>
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