Still More Cocoa, Python: Using Xcode, Python and the PyObjC bridge to build Mac applications

摘要

In the January 2013 issue, we began a look at building Mac applications using Cocoa-Python. Also known as PyObjC, Cocoa-Python is a set of bindings and "glue" code that allows a Python developer to access many of Apple's Objective-C frameworks. If you are already using Python to address systems administration tasks, but would like to add a Mac GUI or access some Cocoa functionality, Cocoa-Python is worth a look. For the past few months, we've been working on an application that we can use to make Apple installer packages for drag-and-drop applications. We could use this tool to create deployment packages for applications like Firefox, Google Chrome, and more. You might find this useful if your software deployment mechanism can't natively deploy applications distributed via disk image, but require a standard Apple package.