Nearly ready for Pycon
I finally got my laptop ready last night, so I should be ready for a weekend of Python at PyCon UK. Really, really looking forward to learning some new stuff. Unfortunately I didn’t get a chance to check out PyObjc before I go, so I won’t have anything to really compare IronPython and PyQT to in terms of Python GUI toolkits - but I have spent a small amount of time with both of them so at least I’ve a rough idea of how they work
One thing I did notice whilst playing with IronPython and System.Windows.Forms was how relevant any S.W.F. experience you already have is likely to be. Yes, you’ll be writing a lot less code, but apart from the fact you’re using a much nicer language, the way that the UI works is obviously the same - which for some reason wasn’t as obvious to me as it should have been.
So pending a failure to wake up at 6AM tomorrow to pick up Darren, I’m ready. Ish. Once I’ve packed.
Note to self:
Some things I haven’t tried with IronPython yet that I intend to (i.e. need to remember to try)
1. self.listbox.Items.AddRange( [“item”, “item”, “item” ] ) - I so want this to work, and suspect that it might.
2. P/Invoke
3. Handling class attributes
4. What, if any, support there is for System.Collections.Generic
