CTBClient

CTBClient is a mobile client designed for the CTB and its objective is to record expenses and other financial events while on the road, to later upload them to the main system. This powerful software is built on top of a unique set of exciting technologies including Bluetooth, Python SQL DBI, object serialization (marshaling), GTK+, and S60, with the possibility of expanding to PyObjc for future Mac OS X versions.

As a guinea pig for portable Python development, CTBClient is sponsored by INdT - Instituto Nokia de Tecnologia (Nokia Institute of Technology), where the developers have the environment and time to experiment with new ideas. The functional clients are diverse and include GTK+ Linux/local (no Bluetooth, for quick tests), GTK+ Linux Bluetooth, Symbian/S60 cell phone, and the GTK+/Hildon Linux (Maemo platform, like Nokia 770 tablets).

The servers for the CTBClient are equally diverse and include Linux/local (for testing) and Linux/Bluetooth. For running the servers, CTB SQL backend is required, while PyBluez for Linux/Bluetooth clients and servers and Python for Series 60 for the cell phone client, are also critical requirements.

In summary, CTBClient is a unique mobile client designed for the CTB, built on top of exciting technology, and sponsored by INdT - Instituto Nokia de Tecnologia. With its diverse and functional clients and servers, the software is the perfect guinea pig for portable Python development.