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= What is Appscript? = Appscript is a high-level, user-friendly MacPython-to-Apple Event Manager bridge that allows you to control scriptable Mac OS X applications using ordinary Python scripts. Appscript makes MacPython a serious alternative to Apple's own ../AppleScript language for automating your Mac. For example, to get the value of the first paragraph of the topmost document in ../TextEdit: {{{ app('TextEdit').documents[1].paragraphs[1].get() }}} This is equivalent to the /AppleScript statement: {{{ get paragraph 1 of document 1 of application "TextEdit" }}} Appscript builds upon lower-level Python packages (aem, osaterminology) to provide: 1. an Apple event-based ''RPC mechanism'' for sending commands to applications 1. a mechanism for converting data between common Python and Apple event types 1. a simple ''embedded query language'' for constructing references to an application's object model 1. a mechanism that uses application-defined terminology to present these references in human-readable form 1. an integrated help system for exploring application terminology information 1. a clean, ''object oriented-like syntax'' for ease of use. See: * http://appscript.sourceforge.net/ = Application scripting notes = Pages containing additional information on scripting individual applications: * [[../Apple Mail]] * [[../Audio Hijack Pro]] * [[../Camino]] * [[../FileMakerPro]] * [[../Firefox]] * [[../Growl]] * [[../Illustrator]] * [[../InDesign]] * [[../iCal]] * [[../iPhoto]] * [[../iTerm]] * [[../iTunes]] * [[../iView MediaPro]] * [[../Microsoft Powerpoint]] * [[../Microsoft Word]] * [[../OmniGraffle]] * [[../PhotoShop]] * [[../QuarkXPress]] * [[../Safari]] * [[../SoundtrackPro]] * [[../TextEdit]] * [[../VoodooPad]] |
What is Appscript?
Appscript is a high-level, user-friendly MacPython-to-Apple Event Manager bridge that allows you to control scriptable Mac OS X applications using ordinary Python scripts. Appscript makes MacPython a serious alternative to Apple's own ../AppleScript language for automating your Mac.
For example, to get the value of the first paragraph of the topmost document in ../TextEdit:
app('TextEdit').documents[1].paragraphs[1].get()
This is equivalent to the /AppleScript statement:
get paragraph 1 of document 1 of application "TextEdit"
Appscript builds upon lower-level Python packages (aem, osaterminology) to provide:
an Apple event-based RPC mechanism for sending commands to applications
- a mechanism for converting data between common Python and Apple event types
a simple embedded query language for constructing references to an application's object model
- a mechanism that uses application-defined terminology to present these references in human-readable form
- an integrated help system for exploring application terminology information
a clean, object oriented-like syntax for ease of use.
See:
Application scripting notes
Pages containing additional information on scripting individual applications: