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This is the community forum for my apps Pythonista and Editorial.
For individual support questions, you can also send an email. If you have a very short question or just want to say hello ā I'm @olemoritz on Twitter.
It has been 9 months since the latest version
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Haven't seen omz for a while, and he didn't share the progress. Still waiting for updating the old modules and python 3.7. And webdriver.
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@lpl omz last online = 3 months
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First, sorry for my English.
Sincerely, I can understand that to maintain this kind of app needs a lot of time and that this kind of (technical) app does not have a lot of users.
Thus, I can also understand it is not easy to earn enough money with this app.
But, personally, I could not live without this app, and I would agree to pay a fee per year to be sure this app will survive for many years -
I am also willing to pay for continued support for this super application.
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I don't use twitter - has one one tried there?
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@reticulated I don't use it but a Google search "ole zorn twitter" shows his last post on 14 August 2018.
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Well @administrators @moderators maybe someone knows?
I gotta admit I am not sure how I will go on without Pythonista either.. I sent an email to the support email hoping he will respond.
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@cvp, I am with you on the subscription model, as this always-in-my-pocket tool is a big part of me getting any coding done these days.
Maybe combined with open sourcing some parts?
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I'm really scared that Apple could buy this app as they did for Workflow š¢
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It would be nice to hear something about the planned functionality in a next version of Pythonista and also when we might expect such an update. I think we all agree this is an awesome app with tons of functionality, but iOS and Python are developing rapidly (some modules / frameworks in Pythonista really need updating) and it would be nice to know that Pythonista will keep up with this. This is an app for which I would gladly pay for each update, by the way, since it's one of those apps that really stands out and makes a difference. I hope omz decides to share some of his plans / ideas for Pythonista.
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@cvp Yes, it is a wonderful app. I can pay anything to keep it updated.
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Hello. I can't pay for a anual suscription. I made the effort paying the app, but even I loving it, I can't pay every year. I hope that never change.
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I would also happily pay for a subscription if that helps us get more active development. It would be a shame to have such a wonderful app not be kept up to date. I usually wouldn't even purchase an app that hasn't been updated in 9 months.
It's nice to see other apps tightly integrating with Shortcuts (Scriptable is a promising app, and Drafts also does well at this). I would much rather automate things with Python than JavaScript. I hope Pythonista eventually gets full x-callback-url support so it can be used more in that regard.
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@comfortablynick You can try JSbox on ios. Iām sure that it is much better than Scriptable.
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@omz 's silence does not bode well for the future of this app.
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If omz is tired, he can have a rest for a while. But it has been 8 months and we still don't know the progress. And honestly speaking, almost 1 release per year is not good enough.
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By the way, this is the log for Codea. https://twitter.com/CodeaCommits
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All,
@omz isn't a fan of subscriptions from what I can see in the history of the forums, which is why before I suggested he have an annual in-app upgrade for those who are able/willing to pay.
Early access to features or something ought to be enough- if at all required.
For all it's worth- I pay more for apps I use less, so I would pay subscription.
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I can pay more if he update frequently.
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@lpl
Well, we need to remember economics of what @ole does.
If 100 people pay $30.00 per year, that's $3000 - not worth too much additional effort.
1000 people? $30,000. Quite a sum of money- but won't get you far in many places, ie Berlin.
Don't forget Apple's 30% cut, which isn't taken into account above.
10,000 people - well now we are talking- however I don't think that even 1000 annual subscribers is possible, especially as an "upgrade"
Here is why:
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You still need a Mac (currently, though I have an idea for it) to build/distribute on App store
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Swift is dead easy to learn, and is fully supported native in iOS.
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There are FAR less developers than end users.
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Developing software on a phone/ipad - however nice on Pythonista isn't even a full solution.
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There are numerous projects to build iOS apps in python that are free and open source- nothing like Pythonista, but FREE.
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Pythonista's main draw is the fact that Ole has created a ton of libs to support native functionality (i.e. all of the internal modules)
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The bottom line: The amount of work it would take to guarantee updates, there isn't a market which can compete with his other business: indy developer.
This is very much a project of passion, and the price tag that it sits at is quite low.
Coda is a very nice mobile IDE, $30.00 (CAD) to buy and it doesn't support any languages internally.
If @ole ever gets tired of supporting it, I might ask him to release it open source and I would contribute regularly.
Other than that - we need to get more people (a lot) onto Pythonista or I fear it will never be a top priority.
Note: I don't know Ole personally, and I am throwing random numbers out. But we all need to keep in mind Ole isn't getting independently wealthy from Pythonista or Editorial.
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