Cross Platform SWF Playback with Python?

Question

I'm looking for different solutions to playing back SWF files on Windows, OSX and Linux using Python. Ideally I'd like to embed the player inside a wxPython frame/window.

One possibility I'm investigating is the Mozilla XPCOM framework since its used by FireFox to load the Flash plugin within the browser.

Answer 1

Have you considered Adobe AIR?

Bruce Eckel said: Try combining the power of Python with the polish of Adobe Flash to create a desktop application.

Answer 2

Though I don't know how to embed a browser within a wxPython window, the following code might serve in a pinch (and will work cross-platform, assuming you're working in Python 2.5 or above):

import webbrowser
webbrowser.open(your_swf_url)

It might be best to delegate this task to the browser anyway.