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Download script into Pythonista
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There are various options, my current favorite is the script I've already linked to on Twitter:
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PythonistaFTP.py(GitHub)It basically starts an FTP server on your device that you can then connect to from a Mac/PC.
If you're new here, it might seem a little odd that you need a custom script for something as basic as this, but unfortunately, it's not possible for me to include any kind of file import as a built-in feature because of Apple's app review guidelines. In short: downloading or importing executable code is not allowed.
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I'm new here, after downloading .py and .pyui files into Pythonista's a folder, how to make it run if report erros: no module named numpy, no module named ui etc.
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- If you put just one line,
import numpy, into a .py file and run it, does it report an error? - If you put just one line
import uiinto a .py file and run it, does it report an error? - If you go into Apple's
App Storeapplication, does it indicate that there is an upgrade available for Pythonista?
- If you put just one line,
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I would try uninstall/reinstall pythonista, or update it. If you have no UI or numpy, you're running a pre-1.5 version.
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Make sure to use
PythonistaBackup.pyor something like it to save all of your scripts onto another device BEFORE you uninstall Pythonista or your scripts could be lost forever. -
Much obliged. Its a pre-1.5 version.
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There's also a webdav server written in Python that you can execute in pythonista. Search for "pythonista webdav" in github.
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I am a real neophyte regarding networking so this may sound like a stupid question. I copied the PythonistaFTP file to my iPad and it appears to work correctly. But when I try to connect as guest to my macbook pro the connection attempt times out without actually connecting. Does something in the wireless router need to be changed to enable the connection to go through? I have previously successfully made connections between my computer and portable devices on port 8080 without needing to configure the router, but perhaps port 2121 is different.
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Try connecting to your device by IP address (192.168.x.x), not the name (my-device-name.local). You can find your device's IP address in the wi-fi settings by tapping on the network that you're currently connected to.
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That did the trick. Thanks for the suggestion. Perhaps Ole could add this suggestion to the instructions that are printed to the console when the server starts to aid other neophytes such as myself.
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I have a general question about PythonistaFTP. I used finder on the mac to start an ftp session to verify that dgelessus' suggestion worked. After closing the link I noticed that a log of the communication was printed to the console and that a new session was started and, after each file retrieved from Pythonista on the iPad, that session was then closed. I also noticed that at the start of the connection it seemed like there were two identical sessions opened that were not closed until the end of the communication. Is this the way that PythonistaFTP is supposed to work? My limited knowledge is many years old, but in years gone by when I would manually use ftp, I would log in to the remote machine and keep the session open until I had moved all the files that I wanted. Only then would I log out of the session.
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I am also trying to use the FTP server to manually sync scripts between my iPhone and iPad. I downloaded the script on both devices and had difficulty connecting from my Mac until I used the IP addresses instead of the device names. Not a big problem.
I was then able to drag scripts from each device to a folder on my Mac. The problem is that I can't upload any of those scripts to the other device to complete the manual sync.
It seems to be a permissions issue because the FTP "drive" is read only to me.
Any thoughts?
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I don't really have an answer to help you with uploading from a Mac to your mobile device, but I had the same problem. Uploads from the Mac are blocked for some reason. My solution was to send the file I wanted to upload to a Linux machine (Ubuntu 14.04 running Gnome). On the Linux machine the upload action to the iPad was essentially the same as used on the Mac. On the "Places" menu that opens a file manager menu there is a "Connect to Server" menu item. Because this worked on the Linux machine the problem is apparently due to some security restrictions in place on the Mac. I, too, would be interested in a solution for the Mac if someone has one. Although I haven't verified that it works, I think that you can also do the transfer via the Windows 7 or greater file manager.
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Hopefully someone will be able to shed some more light on this. Thanks for showing that it's not a general problem but specific to the mac platform or some mac configuration that I'm not familiar with.
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@farf Hi, do you refer to the IP Address In the iOS devices?. In your Mac what do you use as User and Password?. The Mac OS X you use is Yosemite. Thanks in advance for your Help
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@ManuelU You can find the IP address of your iOS device in the WiFi settings (tap the "(i)" next to your connected WiFi network in the Settings app).
The local IP address of my iPad is 10.0.1.5, so I connect to
ftp://10.0.1.5:2121.Select "Guest/Anonymous" when you're asked for authorization.
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@omz,@farf thanks. It worked at an incredible speed
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Anyone try this with iOS 9? Guest/Anonymous is logging: USER 'guest' failed login (twice, fwiw).
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you might try adding
import logging
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)before the lines that start the server. Then, check the console in pythonista to see if there are any errors logged server side.
