Treffer: Python for Symbian Phones.

This chapter introduces Python for S60 that brings the power and productivity of the programming language Python to the Symbian mobile platformin particular to Nokia's S60 platform. Python for S60 provides a scripting solution making use of Symbian C++ APIs. With its great capabilities and flexibility to rapidly prototype creative ideas and to make proof of concepts, it makes programming on the S60 platform fun. Python for S60 is easy to learn and allows novice as well as experienced programmers, artists, and people from the web developer communities to quickly make scripting or standalone applications on S60 with completely free and open tools. Python is a dynamic object-oriented open source computer programming language that was created by Guido van Rossum. It can be used for many kinds of software development. Python runs on most common platforms, e.g., Windows, Mac OS, Linux, and through Python for S60 it runs on Symbian OS. Python for S60 has many Python Standard Library modules built-in but includes a number of additional mobile device specific modules, e.g., for SMS, telephone features, camera, and system info. Though Python's optional object-oriented programming (OOP) can be used in making Python for S60 applications, it is left out here for didactical reasons in order to keep the structure of the code examples simple and easy to understand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]