I like and use Dropbox, but it would be nice to have an iCloud document sync method in addition to the current Dropbox support. I consider iCloud more secure than Dropbox privacy-wise, and being able to keep documents synced across iPhone/iPad without having to rely on Dropbox would be nice to have, IMO.

So in the beta build, the markdown2 module supports tables. The AppStore version doesn’t. Problem is, SFTP isn’t working for me under the beta version (see here), so I’m forced to keep using the AppStore version. Other than waiting for an updated beta that fixes the SFTP stuff, is there any way to update the markdown2 module in the AppStore version of the app, so I can use it and the SFTP functionality?

@JonB Yep, I reported it before posting here. Just wanted to increase visibility.

Installed the new beta, and ran a script that worked fine under the AppStore version. Some quick searching suggests this relates to the Python 3.10. Anyone know how to fix?

Unknown exception: PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN macro must be defined for '#' formats
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/var/containers/Bundle/Application/31EBC43E-A8F2-4AD7-93EC-0403F990B57B/Pythonista3.app/Frameworks/Py3Kit.framework/pylib/site-packages/paramiko/transport.py", line 1799, in run
self.kex_engine.parse_next(ptype, m)
File "/var/containers/Bundle/Application/31EBC43E-A8F2-4AD7-93EC-0403F990B57B/Pythonista3.app/Frameworks/Py3Kit.framework/pylib/site-packages/paramiko/kex_gex.py", line 89, in parse_next
return self._parse_kexdh_gex_reply(m)
File "/var/containers/Bundle/Application/31EBC43E-A8F2-4AD7-93EC-0403F990B57B/Pythonista3.app/Frameworks/Py3Kit.framework/pylib/site-packages/paramiko/kex_gex.py", line 246, in _parse_kexdh_gex_reply
self.transport._activate_outbound()
File "/var/containers/Bundle/Application/31EBC43E-A8F2-4AD7-93EC-0403F990B57B/Pythonista3.app/Frameworks/Py3Kit.framework/pylib/site-packages/paramiko/transport.py", line 2136, in _activate_outbound
engine = self._get_cipher(self.local_cipher, key_out, IV_out)
File "/var/containers/Bundle/Application/31EBC43E-A8F2-4AD7-93EC-0403F990B57B/Pythonista3.app/Frameworks/Py3Kit.framework/pylib/site-packages/paramiko/transport.py", line 1667, in _get_cipher
return self._cipher_info[name]['class'].new(key, self._cipher_info[name]['mode'], '', counter)
File "/var/containers/Bundle/Application/31EBC43E-A8F2-4AD7-93EC-0403F990B57B/Pythonista3.app/Frameworks/Py3Kit.framework/pylib/site-packages/Crypto/Cipher/AES.py", line 96, in new
return AESCipher(key, *args, **kwargs)
File "/var/containers/Bundle/Application/31EBC43E-A8F2-4AD7-93EC-0403F990B57B/Pythonista3.app/Frameworks/Py3Kit.framework/pylib/site-packages/Crypto/Cipher/AES.py", line 60, in init
blockalgo.BlockAlgo.init(self, _AES, key, *args, **kwargs)
File "/var/containers/Bundle/Application/31EBC43E-A8F2-4AD7-93EC-0403F990B57B/Pythonista3.app/Frameworks/Py3Kit.framework/pylib/site-packages/Crypto/Cipher/blockalgo.py", line 142, in init
self._cipher = factory.new(key, *args, **kwargs)
SystemError: PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN macro must be defined for '#' formats

I’m using Pythonista’s built-in canvas library to draw 2D vector images for a script of mine, but would now like to run my script on a Raspberry Pi or microcontroller. Since canvas is Pythonista-only, I’m wondering if anyone knows how to either export the canvas library for use on other devices, or knows of a good alternative. I already tried Pillow, but since it’s not vector-based, the images it produces do not look as good as what canvas produces.

I mostly just need the ability to draw lines, shapes, and text, and then save the produced image as a png.

Since updating to iOS 15, Shortcuts crashes when I try to add Pythonista's "Run Script" action. A reboot of the device did not fix the problem.

If you're only looking to determine which OS you're on (and not whether you're in the Pythonista IDE specifically), you can do that with:

from sys import platform

print(platform)

If you're on iPhone/iPad, platform should be "iOS". If you're on macOS, you should get "darwin". Windows should be "win32" I believe.

I like and use Dropbox, but it would be nice to have an iCloud document sync method in addition to the current Dropbox support. I consider iCloud more secure than Dropbox privacy-wise, and being able to keep documents synced across iPhone/iPad without having to rely on Dropbox would be nice to have, IMO.

Yes, it's absolutely possible - I've done it. My initial attempt consisted of several workflows - one for posting a new blog post, one for generating the index.html and RSS page, one for removing a post, etc. I ran this for a few months before taking the site down. My scripts were based around uploading the HTML files to an FTP site. If you're interested, I can see about condensing the workflows into something more singular, and share what I have.

In short, I'm trying to set a file's contents based on whether or not the file already exists. If it doesn't exist, I'd like to populate it with a header. If it does exist, I'd like to append information to the file.

I'm grabbing the contents of the requested filename with Get File Contents, and storing the result in a variable called "oldcontent". I then set up an if/then block to set the file contents if oldcontent is empty (i.e. the filename I requested doesn't exist). In my if/then, I'm leaving the "is Equal to" block blank, but this doesn't seem to work. Is there another way?

@jonmoore - Just out of curiosity, but what prompted this post? Is @omz not happy with the sales of Editorial to date?

I'm not surprised Pythonista is selling better. Those who want to tinker in Python are more likely to do it in a more general-purpose app. Editorial is aimed at text/document manipulation, and most people who write don't even do it in Markdown, so it's naturally difficult for a plaintext writing app to dominate the "writing app" space.

@MartinPacker - Arguably, any workflow in the workflow directory could be included by default. I just don't know that it's necessary, given that users can just search there directly. Perhaps a better in-app method of accessing the workflow directory would help, though.