- appscript AppleScript translator
- Those of us who like Applescript but want a solid command-line scripting environment no longer have to muddle through when using appscript. We can write in AppleScript and then translate to appscript.
- Cleaning iTunes track information
- Python and appscript make it easy to modify iTunes track information in batches—if you’re willing to get your hands dirty on the Mac OS X command line.
- Converting FileMaker to Django
- Appscript and the Django API make it easy to transfer data from Mac OS X scriptable applications into a Django-powered database.
- Using appscript in Python to control GUI applications
- The appscript module for Python lets you control scriptable applications on the command line without having to coordinate your command-line script with your Applescript applications.
- Using appscript with Apple Mail to get emails and attachments
- Python and appscript can be used to get email messages out of Apple’s OS X Mail client, and even to get and save attachments.
More Information
- The Joy of Appscript
- “If you’re reading this, it’s overwhelmingly likely that you’re… kinda a nerd. Which is great! I don’t need to explain why scripting applications might be a great idea. You’re an aficionado; a convert. You drank the Koolaid.”
- Mail: Save Attachments
- For Ruby: “Loops through every selected email and attempts to save its attachments to a folder of your choosing. Handy for when people send you a gazillion emails with one attachment each.”
