Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Python info for a new learner

Thanks

The need for Python was to recreate text file and word list manipulation 
utilities I created at least 4 years ago in C++ and somehow "lost" 
them.  I did not want to re-learn C++ since Python was said to be much 
easier.

Actually this morning was the first time I ran a "script" on Ubuntu.  
The "set" options look easier than I remember with C++.  Also, the line 
by line interpretor instead a full compile works well for me with 
debugging.

I am using "Kate", for now, as my Python editor.  It has the text color 
highlighting and it notified my of a line that was needed: " # -*- 
coding: utf-8 -*- ".

Right now I am waiting on three used Python books.

Learning Python, Second Edition
Programming Python Programming Python
        [some call it volume 2 of the Learning Python book]
Python Standard Library (Nutshell Handbooks)

The second seemed to be a "learning" the Standard Library type of book.  
I will need a basic learning book and a book that details what is needed 
in the Standard Library to get the work done.

All of this is geared to my Dictionary project for LibreOffice.
http://extensions.libreoffice.org/extension-center/american-british-canadian-spelling-hyphen-thesaurus-dictionaries

On 12/30/2011 01:49 PM, Andreas Säger wrote:
> Take a lazy weekend and walk through
> http://docs.python.org/tutorial/index.html
> All you need is a text editor and a shell. A Python capable text editor
> provides some window where you can dump debugging output. Linux users who
> are familiar with vim or emacs already found their personal IDE for Python.
>
> Regarding the office suite, all you need is a slightly deeper understanding
> of the context you are coding in:
> http://www.openoffice.org/udk/python/python-bridge.html
> 1) Macros called from within the office:
> ThisComponent=XSCRIPTCONTEXT.getDocument()
> 2) Contacting a running office on port 2002 from your Python program and
> getting all the office objects to start with:
> import uno
> localContext = uno.getComponentContext()
> resolver = localContext.ServiceManager.createInstanceWithContext(
>      "com.sun.star.bridge.UnoUrlResolver", localContext
> )
> ctx =
> resolver.resolve("uno:socket,host=localhost,port=2002;urp;StarOffice.ComponentContext"
> )
> oDesktop=ctx.ServiceManager.createInstanceWithContext("com.sun.star.frame.Desktop",ctx)
> oFrame=oDesktop.getCurrentFrame()
> oView=0Frame.getController()
> ThisComponent=0View.getModel()
>
> http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=22431
> Forum topic about Macro IDE for Python
> http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=22904&p=104656
> Emacs + Python + Office
> http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=59534 Cell functions in
> Python scripts (called through Basic)
> http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=59580 Desparately missing
> MsgBox in Python
> Search anything python related by author DannyB on oooforum.org
>
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