![]() ![]() I didn’t get the best options available for iOS devices: I bought the models that I knew wouldn’t let me down in case of necessity.įrom a software standpoint, I got rid of apps that I wasn’t using regularly or that hadn’t been updated in a long time. I upgraded my iPhone 4S to an iPhone 5, as I knew the improved cellular options and new antenna would let me get a signal in places – such as hospital corridors – where I knew I wouldn’t be able to work with “regular” 3G. I got a 3G iPad with Retina display, so I could put less strain on my eyesight and work from anywhere independently of availability of WiFi hotspots I got a 32 GB model so I could comfortably cache music and podcast episodes on it. I wanted to automate tedious tasks I was doing every day ultimately, I consolidated my workflow around devices and software I trust to get work done for me. I wanted to get the “I need a Mac for this” daily problem out of the equation I wanted to be able to do the same work on all my devices. With a focus on plain text and Markdown, I set out to find ways to ensure I would be able to get work done on iOS devices without limitations. For the past 12 months, due to changes in my personal schedule, I’ve been forced to rethink my workflow entirely. The fact that I immediately wondered whether it’d be possible to “do Python” on iOS shouldn’t be a surprise. ![]() Thanks to Gabe’s recommendation I installed Pythonista, and this app has completely changed my iOS workflow. ![]() Soon after I took my decision to (slowly) learn my way around it, I asked my friend Gabe Weatherhead about possible options to write and execute Python scripts on iOS. As someone whose job primarily consists of writing, I set out to find how Python could improve my workflow based on text and Markdown I found out – and I’m still finding out – that Python allows for more flexible and intelligent string manipulation and that some very smart folks have created excellent formatting tools for Markdown writers.īut this article isn’t strictly about Python. Coming from AppleScript, another language I started researching and playing with earlier this year, the great thing about Python is that it’s surprisingly easy to pick up and understand. I hope I’ll get to an acceptable level of knowledge someday. I say “start” because, as a hobby to fit in between my personal schedule and work for the site, learning the language is still very much a work in progress. A couple of months ago, I decided to start learning Python.
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