[PyKDE] Beginner Questions (coming from KJSEmbed)

[Hihn, Jason]

Thanks for the great answers.

RE: the 3MB Dll, does that include the python interpreter, or just the
PyQt?

Thanks again.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pykde-bounces at mats.imk.fraunhofer.de [mailto:pykde-
> bounces at mats.imk.fraunhofer.de] On Behalf Of Phil Thompson
> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 11:59 AM
> To: pykde at mats.imk.fraunhofer.de
> Subject: Re: [PyKDE] Beginner Questions (coming from KJSEmbed)
>
> On Wednesday 15 September 2004 5:34 pm, Hihn, Jason wrote:
> > I've been trying to use KJSEmbed (the qt/kde/javascript engine) but
I am
> > having maturity problems with it. I understand that PyQt is more
mature?
>
> The first release was November 1998 for Qt v1.41.
>
> > I am hoping someone can answer these basic questions:
> >
> > 1) Does it have an embeddable interpreter? Can we create an
interpreter
> > object in a C++ program, give it the code wither as string or a
> > filename, and have it execute, and retrieve values of objects from
the
> > interpreter when the script is done?
>
> Yes. This is a function of Python rather than PyQt.
>
> > 2) Is it MSVC 6 or 7 compatible? Can it be compiled and linked in to
an
> > existing MFC program?
>
> Yes.
>
> > 3) What are the size/execution speed costs, if known?
>
> The bindings are very thin. The main PyQt module is a 3M DLL on
Windows.
> Costs
> have never been measured because AFAIK they have never been an issue.
>
> > 4) How are custom bindings to custom binary controls handled? (This
is
> > the biggest problem with KJSEmbed for me ATM)  While we could script
it,
> > it's just too slow. I'd like an easy way to extend the interpreter
to
> > use a binary control.
>
> You generate your own extension module using SIP. Alternatively,
ActiveX
> support is planned for the version after next.
>
> > 5) Are there any glaring omissions in this technology?
>
> Not that I'm aware of. You can do 99% of what you can do in C++ in
Python
> -
> but with fewer lines of code and much less programmer time.
>
> > 6) Aside from the above, how does it compare and rank with KJSEmbed?
>
> Can't comment on that.
>
> Phil
>
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