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We know Delphi supports Multithreading. Multithreading in Python can be achieved using Python Module Threading. However, In a use case like Delphi Application embedding Python(Python4Delphi) or CPython, the interpreter is not fully thread-safe. In order to support multi-threaded Python programs, there’s a global lock, called the global interpreter lock or GIL, that must be held by the current thread before it can safely access Python objects. Locking the entire interpreter makes it easier for the interpreter to be multi-threaded, at the expense of much of the parallelism afforded by multi-processor machines. Some extension modules, either standard or third-party, are designed so as to release the GIL when doing computationally-intensive tasks such as compression or hashing. Also, the GIL is always released when doing I/O. More Details here. This post will guide you on how to evaluate several python functions concurrently using Python4Delphi TPyDelphiThread. Python4Delphi Demo11 Sample App shows how to achieve concurrency(using more interpreters) inside Python. You can find the Demo11 source on GitHub. Prerequisites: Download and install the latest Python for your platform. Follow the Python4Delphi installation instructions mentioned here. Alternatively, you can check out this video Getting started with Python4Delphi. Components used in Python4Delphi Demo11 App: TPythonEngine: A collection of relatively low-level routines for communicating with Python, creating Python types in Delphi, etc. It’s a singleton class. TPythonModule: It’s inherited from TMethodsContainer class allows creating modules by providing a name. You can use routines AddMethod, AddMethodWithKW to add a method of type PyCFunction. You can create events using the Events property. TPaintBox provides a canvas that applications can use for rendering an image. TPyDelphiThread: Inherited from TThread has properties like ThreadState( A pointer which stores Python last state), ThreadExecMode(emNewState, emNewInterpreter). Protected functions like ExecuteWithPython, Py_Begin_Allow_Threads, Py_End_Allow_Threads helps to run concurrently without thread conflicts. TMemo: A multiline text editing control, providing text scrolling. The text in the memo control can be edited as a whole or line by line. You can find the Python4Delphi Demo11 sample project from the extracted GitHub repository ..Python4DelphiDemosDemo11.dproj. Open this project in RAD Studio 10.4.1 and run the application. Implementation Details: PythonEngine component provides the connection to Python or rather the Python API. This project uses Python3.9 which can be seen in TPythonEngine DllName property. SortModule(TPythonModule) has initialized with 2 Delphi Methods SortModule_GetValue, SortModule_Swap which is imported in python script to perform sorting. 3 arrays are randomized with integer values, later get sorted. Three Sort functions were defined in the script such as BubbleSort, SelectionSort, and QuickSort which is evaluated by PyDelphiThread Instance’s ExecuteWithPython procedure. Note: Don’t override Execute Method, use always ExecuteWithPython. In this Sample, one interpreter Button uses an emNewState(single interpreter with new state and upon execution completion, restores the thread state) ThreadExecMode and three interpreter button use an emNewInterpreter (same as a new state but with new interpreter fully initialized) ThreadExecMode to Execute. procedure TThreadSortForm.InitThreads(ThreadExecMode: TThreadExecMode; script: TStrings); begin RandomizeArrays; ThreadsRunning := 3; with GetPythonEngine do begin OwnThreadState := PyEval_SaveThread; with TSortThread.Create( ThreadExecMode, script, SortModule, ‘SortFunc1’, BubbleSortBox, BubbleSortArray) do OnTerminate := ThreadDone; with TSortThread.Create( ThreadExecMode, script, SortModule, ‘SortFunc2’, SelectionSortBox, SelectionSortArray) do OnTerminate := ThreadDone; with TSortThread.Create( ThreadExecMode, script, SortModule, ‘SortFunc3’, QuickSortBox, QuickSortArray) do OnTerminate := ThreadDone; end; StartBtn.Enabled := False; Start2Btn.Enabled := False; end; 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 procedure TThreadSortForm.InitThreads(ThreadExecMode: TThreadExecMode; script: TStrings); begin   RandomizeArrays;   ThreadsRunning := 3;   with GetPythonEngine do   begin […]

In this FireMonkey App Settings template, you can find three different multi-device templates. And you can learn how to create and design FireMonkey user interfaces. Available on C++ Builder and Delphi Moreover, you can learn how to utilize several components together to make meaningful components. And applying different styles and creating frames to make fast and reliable user interfaces with FireMonkey. You can get these complete FireMonkey UI templates from GetIt Package Manager Be sure to check out another industry FireMonkey UI templates: Be sure to check out all the available sample applications here!

Its already late and time to modernize your Delphi/C++ Application with extensive Windows 10 support, as the support for Windows 7 ended on January 14, 2020. Rad Studio offers robust components and visually stunning styles to modernize your existing applications in Windows 10. This post will give overview some of the Windows 10 specific features introduced in RAD Studio. Features Overview: Quickly and Easily update VCL and FMX applications to Windows 10 with the Windows 10 Controls. Address common UI Paradigms on Windows 10. Range of UI controls specifically designed for windows 10. Built in windows 10 styles for both VCL and FireMonkey applications. Select custom styles for VCL and FireMonkey available for download in GetIt. VCL extensions for HI-DPI, 4k monitors Support. Rad Studio 10.3 includes PerMonitorV2, Multi Resolutions Image List support. Expanded WinRT API and Windows store support. Windows 10 uses Segoe as the Standard font. Some font guidelines which can make your application looks windows 10. Header – Segoe UI Light,46 pt. Sub Header – Segoe UI Light,34 pt. Title– Segoe UI Semi Light,24 pt. Subtitle – Segoe UI Normal,20 pt. Base – Segoe UI Semi Bold 15 pt. Body -Segoe UI Normal,15 pt. Caption -Segoe UI Normal,12 pt. Windows 10 VCL Controls : TSplitView : A container for other controls that can be opened and closed similar to the TMultiView in FireMonkey. When opened, TSplitView can be docked to the left or right edge of the form, or displayed on top of the client area of the form (overlayed). When closed, the TSplitView can be completely hidden (CloseStyle = svcCollapse), or a smaller portion of the split view can remain visible (CloseStyle = svcCompact). TRelativePanel : A container control that allows you to position child controls relative to the panel itself or relative to other child controls of this panel. For more information on how to use the relative panel, see Using the Relative Panel. TToggleSwitch : A clickable control that allows a user to toggle between an On state and an Off state. Flexible to change the caption of the state. TDatePicker and TTimePicker : Control to let users specify a date and time from a pop-up scrolling list of values. TCalenderView : Allows you to customize the look-and-feel of the control. It supports the selection of multiple dates and includes the Month, Year, Decade views. TCardpanel : Use the TCardPanel to manage a collection of cards. Each card is a container for other controls and only one card is active/visible at a time. TStackPanel : Use the TStackPanel to apply homogeneous alignment, margin, and padding settings to a series of controls inside a panel container. Windows 10 Styles For VCL and FireMonkey. You can apply styles to your application to have stunning look and feel. Some of the windows 10 specific styles were built in to the RAD studio. You can check by navigating to Project->Options->Application->Appearance->select some the styles and you can preview the styles as well. Alternatively you can get some VCL and FireMonkey Styles from Tools->Getit Package manger-> Under Styles category-> select the styles which you wish to apply to your application. You also have flexibility to create your own custom styles using the Tools-> BitMap Style Designer. Check the Video New UX Design Principles for RAD Studio Developers in Windows for Demonstration below. Check out the High DPI Styles and VCL Styling Per Control feature introduced in […]

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