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Can I write Python applications using PyObjC that target NON-jailbroken iPhones?

Is it currently possible to compile Python and PyObjC for the iPhone such that AppStore applications can written in Python?

If not, is this a purely technical issue or a deliberate policy decision by Apple?

Solution

  • No: it's Apple's deliberate policy decision (no doubt with some technical underpinnings) to not support interpreters/runtimes on iPhone for most languages -- ObjC (and Javascript within Safari) is what Apple wants you to use, not Python, Java, Ruby, and so forth.