Python for S60
Paradigm | Multi-paradigm: Object-oriented, Imperative, Functional |
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Designed by | Guido van Rossum |
Developer | Python Software Foundation |
First appeared | 2006 |
Stable release | 2.0.0
/ 11 February 2010 |
Implementation language | C++, Python |
OS | Symbian OS, S60 platform |
License | Apache license, Python Software Foundation License |
Website | garage |
Python for S60, also called PyS60—a term reminiscent of the Unix naming convention—is a port of the Python programming language developed by Nokia for its S60 software platform, originally based on Python 2.2.2 from 2002.[1] The final version, PyS60-2.0.0, was released on 11 February 2010. It came with multiple improvements, the most notable of which was an update to a new core based off of Python 2.5.4.[2]
Release history
First released in 2005, PyS60 featured a relatively small set of modules and functions. Version 1.2, the last closed-source release and the second version of PyS60, brought many improvements and was made available on 21 October 2005 on the Nokia Forums.
After becoming open-source, PyS60 had the advantage of a strong and dedicated community that actively contributed to improving it. The milestone release was version 1.3.11.
The final version that supported the S60 2nd Edition platform, 1.4.5, was released on 3 December 2008. On 24 December 2008, a developer version, 1.9.0, was released. It featured several improvements, the most notable of which was a new core based on Python 2.5.1.
The final version, 2.0.0, was released on 11 February 2010. Which core is based on Python 2.5.4.[2]
See also
- List of Python software
- List of integrated development environments for Python
- Open Programming Language for older Symbian devices
References
- ^ "Nokia - Nokia to Release Python for S60 Source Code to Open-Source Software Developer Community". Archived from the original on 18 May 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
- ^ a b "Download:Ensymble v0.29 - Now a distutils package". 17 May 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
External links
- Nokia Research Center - Python for S60
- Maemo Garage - Python for S60 Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- SourceForge.net - Python for S60