IPY with Google Data Calendar API

Here's a code that I've done while learning the language. In this python code I explored the Google Calendar through its API. Creating an instance of the service,ClientLogin and retrieving entries were pretty much straightforward. But creating,updating and deleting calendar's event(or entries) really took me sometime to make it work. On creating entries, I had a hard time coding the this

Insert(TEntry)(Uri, TEntry)

to python. It took a help from IPY mailing list to get on with my programming. On updating and deleting entries, I thought it would be straightforward but it's not. But, anyway I figured it out how to delete or update entries.

Below is the class that explore the Google Calendar.

class googleCal:
        
    def __init__(self,googleacct,googlepasswd):
        "Login to google"
        self.calsvc = GDCal.CalendarService("myapp")
        self.calsvc.setUserCredentials(googleacct,googlepasswd)     
        return self.calsvc
    def doentries(self,myURL,date2post,myTitle,myContent):    
        # define srch range for retrieval
        postdate = DateTime.Parse(date2post)
        myQuery = GDCal.EventQuery(myURL)
        myQuery.StartTime = postdate
        myQuery.EndTime = postdate.AddMinutes(1438)
        myevFeed = self.calsvc.Query(myQuery)
        
        if myevFeed.Entries.Count > 0:
            for myentry in myevFeed.Entries:
                # first entry and only entry need to update or delete
                print "Old Entry: " + myentry.Title.Text
                ###########################################################
                # to delete entry
                #myentry.Delete                                 <--- not working
                ###########################################################
                self.calsvc.Delete(myentry)
                print "Succesfully deleted\n"
                ############################################################
                # to update entry
                #myentry.Title.Text = myTitle
                #myentry.Content.Content = myContent
                #myentry.Update                           <-- not working
                #self.mycalsvc.Update[type(myentry)](myentry)  <-- working
                ############################################################
                break
        else:
         pass

        # delete and create that's the idea not update
        myentry = GDCal.EventEntry()
        myUri = Uri(myURL)
        myentry.Title.Text = myTitle        
        myentry.Content.Content = myContent
        if DateTime.Compare(postdate,DateTime.Today) == 0:
            evWhento = DateTime.Now
        else:
            evWhento = postdate.AddHours(22)
        evTime = GDxtn.When(evWhento,evWhento.AddMinutes(60))
        myentry.Times.Add(evTime)
        self.calsvc.Insert[type(myentry)](myUri,myentry)

and the rest of the code that uses the class

if len(sys.argv) < 2:
    dtofs = 0
else:
    dtofs = int(sys.argv[1])
    
mydate = CDRdate(dtofs)
print "Date: " + mydate.rtndate()
CDR = getCDR(mydate.rtndate())
sfields = CDR.rtnCDR()
eTitle = "Dumb Bill: $%3.2f" % sfields[2]
eContent = "CallCount: %d\nTotalLength: %d:%d\nBill: $%3.2f\n" % (sfields[0],(sfields[1]/60),(sfields[1]%60),sfields[2])
feedURL = "http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/sometext here%40group.calendar.google.com/private/full" 
print eTitle
print eContent
gcalsvc = googleCal(username here,password here)
gcalsvc.doentries(feedURL,mydate.rtndate(),eTitle,eContent)
print "New Entry: " + eTitle
print "Successfully Inserted\n"

IronPython Studio and SD

Both product were great but both have bug (as of this writing) that makes wannabe pythonistas or pythoneers life difficult.

In my experience, IP Studio in the middle of coding and debugging will eventually reset the design form to just blank form. Double clicking on the blank form erases my codes.

On SharpDevelop, I could live without a design tab. But, not with this bug. It took me sometimes to figure out that there's nothing wrong with my codes by running it from the commandline.

With these bugs how other pythonistas does it? Me, I rely on IP Studio to generate all codes related to the form. Or just cut and paste the codes I found on the web to make thing more easier. Then run it from the commandline, let alone the ipy check for errors.