Modules, modules..

PyMaemo has now two new modules: Cython and Storm. The first one is a fork of Pyrex, to generate code mixing Python and C data types. The second is an Object Relational Mapper. Both are available for OS2007 and OS2008 (Chinook Beta).

To install Cython you have to use apt-get install python2.5-cython, because it's targeted to developers. Storm is available through Application Manager. Hope you enjoy it!

Python for everybody

Yesterday PyMaemo was released for OS2007 (Bora) and OS2006 (Gregale). Today it's time to enjoy PyMaemo for Chinook Beta. Just add the following lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list file (only chinook target inside scratchbox):

deb http://repository.maemo.org chinook free non-free
deb http://repository.maemo.org/extras chinook free non-free

After this, run:
apt-get update
apt-get install python2.5-runtime

Feedback from community is very important!

PyMaemo for Chinook

An experimental release of PyMaemo is available for SDK 4.0. To use it just include these lines in your /etc/apt/sources.list file and disable ALL repositories remaining:

http://repository.maemo.org bora free non-free
http://repository.maemo.org/extras sardine free non-free

To install use 'apt-get update' then 'apt-get install python2.5-runtime' as root inside your device.

GPS and Address-book now supported

We have just released Python-GPSbt and Python-abook, providing access to GPS and address book data. Both modules are available through Application Manager as separate packages. We will collect all user opinions about them and possibly these packages will be included as part of a new PyMaemo release.

GeoClue bindings will be provided as soon as it gets a bit more mature. In fact its possible to access its API using D-Bus calls.

Finally, thanks to Eduardo Rocha for suggestions on how to improve py-gpsbt.

PyMaemo project page revisited

After a long time without any layout modifications I've spent some time renewing PyMaemo webpage. Now it has more menu entries, a (small by now) FAQ, examples, screenshots of Python based apps, etc. A roadmap will be added soon. I hope you enjoy it.

Other news: I'm planning to launch a new PyMaemo revision this week, before my vacation period. This week I will try to upload PyMaemo packages to run with SDK 4.0 (Chinook) too.

Python2.5.1 for Maemo (r0.4-12)

A problem inside Bora repository (libbluetooth1 was removed suddenly) led us to a new Python for Maemo-r0.4-12 (OS2007) release. This new version includes a recompiled pybluez and an upgrade in pyrex package (moved to v0.9.5.1 - thanks to Gustavo Barbieri for bug report)

Python2.5.1 for Maemo (r0.4-11) released

A new release of PyMaemo is available. This one includes bugfixes, new packages (osso-help and osso-ic), an updated iPython and lots of PyOsso examples. Thanks to everybody that has contributed!