PyQt On A Windows CE Computer Possible?

paulgc

I am researching whether or not to use Python and PyQt to make an application for a low powered computer that has Windows CE installed and I was wondering if it is even possible.
I was told by someone that I was better off using C++ and regular Qt and that even Java can't run reliably on a Windows CE OS.
I have more experience in Python and Java than in C++ which is why and wanted to avoid C++.
I also hear C# with Microsoft's Visual Studio is a good choice for Windows CE development, but I have zero experience in C#.

So, would your advice be to stick with Python and PyQt, switch to C++ because PyQt won't work, or learn C# to use Visual Studio tools made by Microsoft themselves?

Thank you for any help and advice you can give.

SGaist

Hi and welcome to devnet,

AFAIK, there's no official port of Python for that platform. Since you also mention low powered, it's definitely a vote for C++.

paulgc

@SGaist Thank you for your reply. I wasn't sure before if there was PyQt support or not. Now I know. I will look into brushing up on my C++ then.

SGaist

PyQt has nothing to do with that. Python itself is not there.

mrjj

Hi
if you are used to Python + PyQt then c++ wont look that different as im no
python user at all, but i can still read most PYQt code directly so i think its a
huge plus compared to learning c# and its GUI framework.

JonB

@mrjj said in PyQt On A Windows CE Computer Possible?:

if you are used to Python + PyQt then c++ wont look that different as im no
python user at all, but i can still read most PYQt code directly

The problem isn't reading Python/PyQt code correctly, it's writing it correctly!

@paulgc
Are you saying you do or do not have experience with Qt versus Microsoft frameworks?

mrjj

@JonB
Hi
My point was that the opposite should also apply. Seeing c++
samples should also read a bit like Python version. ( with a lots of Self thrown in)

JonB

@mrjj
And hi to you too!
My point is: I find writing in Python is quite a bit different from C++. It's not a problem understanding other language examples, it's choosing which language you write the code in.
OP said:

I have more experience in Python and Java than in C++ which is why and wanted to avoid C++.

mrjj

Yeah i assume for all the non Qt stuff , it will be very different.
Python would be his best bet but seems the CE python is very old.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/pythonce/files/

paulgc

@JonB Sorry for the late reply. I have more experience with Java Swing and a little with tkinter. A coworker recommended Qt as he has worked with it a lot, but I just don't know how to get it to compile to a Windows 7 Embedded target. I am still trying to get a simple Qt example to compile and run on Windows 7 Embedded and can't seem to find the right compiler in Qt Creator. Also, Visual Studio 2008 Professional is not easy to find.

jsulm

@paulgc said in PyQt On A Windows CE Computer Possible?:

can't seem to find the right compiler in Qt Creator. Also, Visual Studio 2008 Professional is not easy to find.

Did you install any compiler? QtCreator should auto-detect MS compilers. You can check in QtCreator in "Tools/Options.../Build & Run/Compilers".
To build Qt you do not need QtCreator.

paulgc

@jsulm I used the QtSerialport example and compiled it with as a release. I went into that folder and put it on a flashdrive. The executable worked once I put a bunch of dlls and the include folder in the same folder as the release folder that I copied to a flashdrive. I used the Desktop Qt 5.6.3 minGW 32bit2 kit, but I don't know the specifics of compiling to a target system that the application wasn't built on. And I have zero experience with Qt, which makes me even more lost.