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    Loss of .py support in Dropbox on latest Editorial?

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    • Jchandlerhall
      Jchandlerhall last edited by

      Hi folks, love Editorial. Just found the forums and look forward to more workflows.

      I haven't upgraded to the latest version, and see that .py files can't be accessed in Dropbox anymore.

      Isn't this a big loss?

      I can hold off upgrading probably until iOS 8, especially since I'm running Jailbroken 7.0.6.

      Would you hold off upgrading? Do you miss this feature if you have?

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      • omz
        omz last edited by

        Well, do you use this feature? If you don't, I'd recommend upgrading.

        To be honest, I don't think it's a very big loss, but then again, I'm the one who removed it, so take this with a grain of salt.

        It was never really possible to sync Python files as code; any .py file you downloaded from Dropbox was just treated as plain text and there wasn't any (direct) way of executing it, but I think the review team got confused about this... The script editor and workflows were always completely separate (precisely to avoid getting in trouble with Apple's review guidelines).

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        • peterh86
          peterh86 last edited by

          When you use Editorial, the Python scripts naturally end up in workflows, where you can edit and run them. There isn't much use having a script in with Editorial's standard text files. Editorial is different to Pythonista in this respect.

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          • minnepicker
            minnepicker last edited by

            Would it be possible to create a workflow that would go through a folder and change the extension of all the .py files to .txt? Or even an Automator script on the... What's that called again? Oh yes, the Mac?

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            • omz
              omz last edited by

              It's not possible in Editorial to rename files in Dropbox from workflows. On a Mac, sure, you could do it in various ways; I really like Name Mangler for things like this, great app.

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              • Jchandlerhall
                Jchandlerhall last edited by

                Omz, I don't use it...but am also still just a newbie in much beyond Markdown formatting. I still have the belief I'll be an Editoriall power user this year. Haha.

                I do feel I'm more likely the demographic discussed on a recent thread. I'm more a writer of content than a programmer. However, I do have a computer background...even a CS degree, but I never really programmed for a living. Just hacked stuff.

                My last stint was with a python-based Internet of things company, so partly was interested for the python aspects...figured hacking existing workflows would be a way to get more familiar. So, I would +1 the inclusion of more workflows.

                Thx for the replies!

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                • TutorialDoctor
                  TutorialDoctor last edited by

                  I just made a basic workflow called Pull From Python if you want to get the info out of your Python files.

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