PPCPython Release 2

Installation Instructions

I'm sorry we do not have a nice self-installer for this. There seems to be a problem with filename collisions when building the cab files (ie, when two packages in Lib have the same file name, like __init__.py, cabwiz breaks)

Follow these steps to install:

1. Unzip the PPCPythonR2.zip file into a temporary directory on your desktop
2. Open the temporary directory using Windows Explorer
3. Dock your Pocket PC device and Sync to the desktop, stay connected
4. Select "Explore" from Active Sync to open a folder that displays the contents of your Mobile Device. You will see a number of files, including a folder called "My Pocket PC"
5. Locate the "Windows" and "Program Files" Directory in the temporary directory on your desktop, then drag and drop both folders onto the "My Pocket PC" folder in the Mobile Device window.

These steps will recursively copy all the files from your desktop into the appropriate locaction on your Pocket PC.

Bugs Fixed

• sys.exit no longer causes a hang
• the File menu option now appears correctly

New Features

• File/About (couldn't get help/about to look right)
• If you switch away from the Pocket PC Python (ie, open Today), you can switch back by re-launching Pocket PC Python from the Start Menu. This also means that you can have only one instance of pcceshell.py running (which is generally what you want on a Pocket PC anyway)
• The -o filename option will send sys.output to the specified filename (over writes the file)
• The -oa filename option will send sys.output to the specified filename (appends to the file)

Example:

"Pocket PC Python.exe" -oa "\My Documents\Logfile.txt" \path_to\myscript.py

note Windows CE has no concept of current working directory, so you must specify the full path to your script on the command line. pcceshell.py will automatically add the path to sys.path for you, poorly imitating win32's behaviour.