Re: [Pyobjc-dev] Dumb Question about objc.loadBundle

[Ronald O. <ous...@ci...>]

On Sunday, 10 August, 2003, at 17:00, Pierce T. Wetter III wrote:

>
>  So I want to use PyObjC in order to create unit tests, simple tools,  
> etc. using our custom framework.
>
>  Given that I'd like to use PyUnit (unittest) for all this, that means  
> I'l be writing lots of little python files that define a unit test  
> class and have:
>
>
>  if __name__ == "__main__":
> 	runTest()
>
>  So the tests can be run individually from the command line, or via a  
> test tool, or various grouping scripts will import other tests and run  
> them a group.
>
>  The gotcha for me is that loadBundle both loads the framework, and  
> exports/imports the symbols. In other words, its a little heavier of  
> an operation then just an import.
>
>  So my dumb question:
>
>  Let's say I have a bunch of test files:
>
>  test1,py, test2,py, test3,py,
>
>  All with:
>
> #!/usr/local/bin/python
> import random
> import objc
> import Foundation
> from Foundation import NSCalendarDate
> NSCalendarDate.distantPast()
>
> objc.loadBundle("EOAccess",  
> globals(),bundle_path='/System/Library/Frameworks/EOAccess.framework')
> objc.loadBundle("EOControl",  
> globals(),bundle_path='/System/Library/Frameworks/ 
> EOControl.framework')
> objc.loadBundle("exim",  
> globals(),bundle_path='/Marketocracy/Frameworks/exim.framework')
> objc.loadBundle("MChannel",  
> globals(),bundle_path='/Marketocracy/Frameworks/MChannel.framework')
> objc.loadBundle("MRPC",  
> globals(),bundle_path='/Marketocracy/Frameworks/MRPC.framework')
> objc.loadBundle("StandardAndPoors",  
> globals(),bundle_path='/Marketocracy/Frameworks/ 
> StandardAndPoors.framework')
> objc.loadBundle("MFoundation",  
> globals(),bundle_path='/Marketocracy/Frameworks/ 
> MFoundation.framework')
> objc.loadBundle("ObjectModel",  
> globals(),bundle_path='/Marketocracy/Frameworks/ 
> ObjectModel.framework')
>
> At the top.

I'd create a seperate python module (or even several modules) that  
perform(s) the calls to loadBundle. That would make it easier to access  
the frameworks from other scripts.

>
> Will the extra "loadBundle" calls cause me problems?

It shouldn't cause problems.

Ronald