Python for Series 60 tutorial
by Jurgen Scheible (c) 2007
My Message to all you creative and innovative people out there: Use your talent, skills, ideas and energy to inspire the world!
May this tutorial help you to do so!
I plan to update and improve this tutorial frequently, so stay tuned. Latest update: 20.1.2008
Book is out:
Mobile Python - Rapid prototyping on the mobile platform
During this spring and summer I wrote this book together with Ville Tuulos. It includes over 100 inspiring and fully working Python for S60 application examples and many Python language lessons. It also holds a foreword by Guido van Rossum and Eric von Hippel. The book is published
by Wiley. I hope you will have great fun with this book! You can get the book from Amazon or Wiley.
Code snitppest for MobileMusic workshop Amsterdam May 2007
Menu PyS60 tutorial:
Basics:
Intro
Which PyS60 interpreter files fits your phone model
PyS60_download and installation on S60 2nd and 3rd edition devides
How to write a Python for S60 script and test it
Python for S60 download on Sourceforge
Python syntax_info
UI widgets, menu etc.:
ex_text_input_1
ex_text_input_2
info_dialogue_notes
ex_popup_menu
info_popup_menu_selection_list
SMS and MMS:
ex_sms_sending
ex_sms_receiving
ex_mms_sending
Text to Speech (& SMS to speech):
ex_text_to_speech_1
ex_sms_to_speech.htm
Application basics:
ex_defining_a_function
info_ how_to_build_an_pys60_app
ex_application_menu_1
ex_application_menu_2
info_tabs_forms
Sound recording / playing:
ex_sound_recorder_player
mobile midi player - PyS60 piano
Bluetooth:
ex_bluetooth_mobile_to_pc
info_bluetooth
OS read/write:
Networking:
ex_download_of_video
ex_download_of_image
ex_upload_file_to_url
ex_upload_image_to_url
ex_upload_image_to_database
info_networking
setting default access point - also for WLAN
Keyboard keys:
ex_use_of_keys
ex_extended_use_of_keys
info_keyboard_keys
Graphics drawings:
ex_graphics_drawing
ex_extended_graphics_drawing
3D Graphics OpenGL ES:
Camera:
ex_camera with viewfinder
ex_camera - old
ex_moblogger_app
Video recording :
Sensor (Nokia 5500 sensor / N95 sensor):
Nokia_5500_tapping_sensor (see video 1 Min length) 
N95 Rotation sensor
Image handling:
TopWindow:
Python syntax lessons:
List
Tuples
Dictionary
String handling
For loop
While loop
While loop with break
PyS60 API and Python reference documentation:
PythonForS60_doc_1_4_1.pdf
Python Library Refernence (2.2.3) It is useful for checking out standard Python stuff.
Python Module index (2.2.3) It is useful for checking out standard Python modules.
GUI design:
XML:
Calendar, contacts, databse:
info_calendar_contact_db
ex_calendar_contact_db
Making standalone applications:
OSC for PyS60, Open Sound Control library:
Other:
Location id
Sys info module
Telephone module
Bluetooth GPS reader
Start an external application on your phone
Python extensions :
link to slides of Paul Wisner's intro to making Python_extension
Nokia wiki PyS60 extensions
Links to other useful sites:
Code snippets for Python for Series 60
Developer Discussion Boards (Nokia)
Python for S60 Wiki
HIIT (PDIS)
Everything on PyS60
Listen to Jurgen's music:
Song: Gogogo (full version)
My music CD:
Gogogo revolution
Python for S60 Book:
Mobile Python - Rapid prototyping on the mobile platform by Jürgen Scheible and Ville Tuulos. You can get it from Amazon or Wiley.