python for your iliad

helch · 08-05-2007, 03:41 AM

I think some of you might have that already, but I didn't see any package on mobileread so here it is: python-2.5.1 for your iliad.

Download here: http://projects.mobileread.com/iliad...1_iliad.tar.gz (md5sum: 4a6068ff1df9f7b0d771cfd319a88211)
Unpack to your a folder of your choice on the iliad (it's quite big unpacked, so cf/mmc would be appropriate)

Create a symlink like:

Code:

root@ereader:~# ln -s /media/cf/apps/python/python /usr/bin/python

Start coding python and use it like you do on the pc!

nathany · 09-14-2007, 09:11 PM

Very cool. So has anyone had success working with PyGTK on the Iliad?

nekokami · 09-15-2007, 03:11 PM

Perhaps this could be added to the wiki....

Adam B. · 09-15-2007, 08:47 PM

Does this include any python modules?

helch · 09-16-2007, 07:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nekokami

Perhaps this could be added to the wiki....

Ok, done.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam B.

Does this include any python modules?

Yes, but only the ones that come as "batteries" in the "batteries included" philosophy.

Haven't tried PyGTK yet, but I think it's feasible.

ldng · 11-05-2007, 06:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by helch

Haven't tried PyGTK yet, but I think it's feasible.

Indeed, one can use Familiar 0.8.2 package :
http://familiar.handhelds.org/releases/v0.8.2/feed/

I've successfully installed core python and pygtk and I'm testing it now.
(can't grab any button yet but that's another story)

Regards.

mojojojo · 12-08-2007, 04:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by helch

Ok, done.

Yes, but only the ones that come as "batteries" in the "batteries included" philosophy.

Haven't tried PyGTK yet, but I think it's feasible.

I haven't played around with it a lot yet, but I can't seem to find the datetime or time modules installed. I think they should be part of the core python package. Is this a known issue?

I can see their .c files in the Modules directory, but no corresponding object files.

mojojojo · 12-10-2007, 03:21 PM

I decided it was probably a good lesson to cross-compile python myself, so I did, which was kind of messy. But, I got it working, with the necessary modules.

For the record, I was trying to get a simple RSS library working, for a little project I'm working on. I think it required md5 (for whatever reason, never really looked into why), and I wanted some stuff from the time module. It turned out the RSS library also needed PyXML so I had to cross-compile that aswell, although that wasn't half the work compared to python. I should mention that practically everything I did was copy-pasted and adapted from a blog that described cross-compiling Python and PyXML.

Once I got the python working with PyXML everything worked really smoothly. I think python will be my language of choice for any coming projects on the Iliad.

Really a most awesome initiative, helch.

08-05-2007, 03:41 AM	#1
helch mostly harmless Posts: 8 Karma: 128 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Switzerland Device: iRex iLiad	python for your iliad I think some of you might have that already, but I didn't see any package on mobileread so here it is: python-2.5.1 for your iliad. Download here: http://projects.mobileread.com/iliad...1_iliad.tar.gz (md5sum: 4a6068ff1df9f7b0d771cfd319a88211) Unpack to your a folder of your choice on the iliad (it's quite big unpacked, so cf/mmc would be appropriate) Create a symlink like: Code: root@ereader:~# ln -s /media/cf/apps/python/python /usr/bin/python Start coding python and use it like you do on the pc!

12-10-2007, 03:21 PM	#8
mojojojo Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Irex Iliad	Built python myself I decided it was probably a good lesson to cross-compile python myself, so I did, which was kind of messy. But, I got it working, with the necessary modules. For the record, I was trying to get a simple RSS library working, for a little project I'm working on. I think it required md5 (for whatever reason, never really looked into why), and I wanted some stuff from the time module. It turned out the RSS library also needed PyXML so I had to cross-compile that aswell, although that wasn't half the work compared to python. I should mention that practically everything I did was copy-pasted and adapted from a blog that described cross-compiling Python and PyXML. Once I got the python working with PyXML everything worked really smoothly. I think python will be my language of choice for any coming projects on the Iliad. Really a most awesome initiative, helch.

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