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Subject:    Re: [Ilugc] Python for mobile application development
From:       steve <steve () lonetwin ! net>
Date:       2010-11-28 21:12:06
Message-ID: 4CF2C2D6.8060401 () lonetwin ! net
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On 11/28/2010 12:16 AM, Shrinivasan T wrote:
> Friends.
>
> I have a nokia 5233 mobile which as symbian os 5th edition.
>
> http://croozeus.com
>> From the above site's instructions, I installed PyS60 and learning python
> development for nokia symbian mobiles.
>
> But, got some quick questions.
>
> Will the time spent on python with nokia symbian is worth?

Depends on how you define 'worth'. Python is not a popular development language 
for mobile phones. On symbian, PyS60 is pretty useful and allows access to most 
of the OS features. This makes it a good choice for symbian. However, the API is 
symbian specific and not transferable to other mobile/desktop OS. So, if you 
just want to create symbian apps, PyS60 is a good choice (at least to to start 
off with).

The recent Indian PyCon in bangalore had a very good talk on the introduction to 
PyS60 by N. Seshadri[1]. Check the demo code and slides if you are interested.

> Will the learning be useful in the advance nokia moble platforms like meago?

Not directly, Meego is a completely different platform and designed quite 
differently from symbian. It not compatible with the Symbian API. However if you 
are new to mobile development, it might indirectly be useful as a means to learn 
from similarities and differences.

> Will Python be useful for android or iphone development?
>

Although I've heard android has a scripting layer, I've also heard that python 
on that is fairly unusable on it beyond the hello world type scripts (in terms 
of speed). I have no clue about iphone.

hth,
cheers,
- steve

[1] http://in.pycon.org/2010/talks/34-python-on-mobile-phones
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