Pythonista integration with Shortcuts

[vedshell]

I would like to ask a question. will there be closer integration of Pythonista with Shortcuts. I would like more features.For example, execute the specified script in Pythonista without pausing and returning to Shortcuts

[JonB]

@ihf shortcuts supports x-callback-urls
https://support.apple.com/guide/shortcuts/use-x-callback-url-apdcd7f20a6f/ios

So, you should be able to call shortcuts from pythonista, and then have shortcuts reopen pythonista after

[ihf]

@jonb I actually knew I could get back, I was wondering if there was a way for the Shortcuts app not to have to open on the screen, the way it seems to work when Siri executes one.

[omz]

Now that there is a Shortcuts module in the Pythonista beta, is there a way to run a shortcut from Pythonista and have it executed without seeing the Shortcuts app open on the screen?

I don't think that's possible at all. (In case you're wondering: Yes, there's obviously a private framework that does this, but I'm almost certain it would require special, Apple-only entitlements for the app.)

[cvp]

@ihf I think it is the same for Shortcut as for Pythonista: a background run of a small non-UI script is only possible in Siri. In all other cases the full app is launched in foreground.

[eddo888]

you can call pythonista from shortcuts and get a reply from pythonista,

here is a client pythonista app, put in the home folder in the "on the iphone" section

#!/usr/bin/env python
# sys.args[0]=workflow.py

import sys,json,urllib
from datetime import datetime
import console,webbrowser,clipboard

def main():
    console.clear()
    console.set_font('Menlo',12)
    console.set_color(1,1,1)
    
    #print json.dumps(sys.argv, indent=4)
    
    dtf = '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
    output = dict(
    when=datetime.now().strftime(dtf),
    args=sys.argv
    )
    
    result = json.dumps(output,indent=4)
    print(result)
    
    x_callback=sys.argv[-1]
    
    if not '://' in x_callback:
        return
        
    url = x_callback + '?argv=' + urllib.quote(result)
    
    webbrowser.open(url)
    
if __name__ == '__main__': main()

here is the workflow,

x-callback-url = "pythonista://workflow.py?action=run&argv=1&argv=2"

note the change to the x-success parameter
"success key"=args

[omz]

@cvp Well, not quite. You can also launch these shortcuts using Spotlight search, and the Shortcuts Today widget, in case you don't want to use Siri.

[cvp]

@omz For à very little shortcut script without any UI, if you launch it via Share, it runs without starting the full app, but if via Widget, it starts the full app.

[omz]

@cvp Not necessarily, if I remember correctly. I was able to run a script that writes a value to a file, and it did seem to run in the background when launched from the Widget. It's possible that this behavior changed in some iOS update, but I'll check.

[cvp]

@omz Perhaps, my post was not clear, I speak about a "script" of the Shortcut app, not a Pythonista script. It only does:
Text "test"
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