[CoLoCo] CLI or script access to GNOME resources?

[David L. Willson]

> > On Thu, 2008-02-07 at 16:10 -0700, David L. Willson wrote:
> > > Hey, I think that was actually the answer to the question.  Now, a new question:  Assume
> > > that I know several programming or scripting languages, but nothing about GTK and only a
> > > very little about Python.  Where would I start?  Is there a book worth buying or a
> > > website with an awesome introduction?
> >
> > I don't know about Python, but I know many of the more complete books on
> > Ruby cover their GTK encapsulation.  Ruby and Python are different in
> > implementation more than concept, so I am sure what one camp does the
> > other copies.  So I would start with a trip to SoftPro.
> 
On Thu, 2008-02-07 at 20:58 -0700, NICK VERBECK wrote:
> You best bet for a break into Python and good reference Python book
> would be O'Reily Learning Python. Once you get the basics of Python
> down and Python Bindings(Connects Python to C Libraries). You should
> be able to find everything you need to know about getting Python to
> interact with the GTK Bindings in the GTK docs and/or the Binding
> docs. Most of the time the Python Binding names and interaction are
> the same as there C counter parts.
> 
I found a $40 hard-cover of PHP-GTK today at MicroCenter.  It was
released in 2006, targeting versions 5 and 2 respectively.  I was too
broke to buy it right that minute, but it seems like a bargain to me,
and right up my alley.  Does anyone have a review of this book to point
me to?