Ideas for using PyCrust

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Hi everyone,
A lot of people seem to use PyCrust and I'm wondering why.

Could someone give a capsule description of how and why they use PyCrust?
I'd like to see if I'm missing some useful capability that I could use in
the app I'm working on. Are these applications typically for very
sophisticated users? Or is it used to provide a back door into the app for
an admin-type?

You can reply off list if you'd rather.

Thanks.
-Rick King
Southfield MI

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"Rick King" <rickbking@comcast.net> writes:

Hi everyone,
A lot of people seem to use PyCrust and I'm wondering why.

Could someone give a capsule description of how and why they use
PyCrust? I'd like to see if I'm missing some useful capability that
I could use in the app I'm working on. Are these applications
typically for very sophisticated users? Or is it used to provide a
back door into the app for an admin-type?

You can reply off list if you'd rather.

Hey! I'd like to hear why, too. :wink:

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The way I use it is rather peculiar...
I have a chemical process simulator (open source of course) which runs
entirely through command lines.

I decided that wxPython would be a good idea for creating a gui for it and
the first step I took was taking PyCrust (PyShell to be more accurate) and
customized it a little bit, such that PyShell can switch from "Python mode"
to "Simulation mode". That way I can input either raw Python commands or
Simulation commands in order to affect a simulation. The final aim is to
have a fully blown wxPython gui (and PyCrust would pass to second place) but
due to time restrictions this is going vvvery slowww

Raul

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick King" <rickbking@comcast.net>
To: "Python Users List" <wxPython-users@lists.wxwindows.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 2:55 PM
Subject: [wxPython-users] Ideas for using PyCrust

Hi everyone,
A lot of people seem to use PyCrust and I'm wondering why.

Could someone give a capsule description of how and why they use PyCrust?
I'd like to see if I'm missing some useful capability that I could use in
the app I'm working on. Are these applications typically for very
sophisticated users? Or is it used to provide a back door into the app for
an admin-type?

You can reply off list if you'd rather.

Thanks.
-Rick King
Southfield MI

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Hi Rick,
I think the reason is simple - it's the best shell around ... (I mean
especially since this is the wxPython list :wink:
There is also IPython, but that is more like an "old school" text-only
terminal. )

We like the "pop up help" a lot !!
That way I don't have to remember what the members of e.g. the sys modules
are:
In case you don't know - just type 'import sys' and 'sys.' -- and right
after the dot you get a list to choose from.
Also for "newbees" the popup for e.g. "range()" is always a good reminder...

Note: I did not distinguish PyCrust from PyShell -
2nd note: in wxPython it got renamed to just "py" - please keep using the
word pyCrust - otherwise google will never find it !!

Cheers,
Sebastian Haase

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Hi everyone,
A lot of people seem to use PyCrust and I'm wondering why.

Could someone give a capsule description of how and why they use PyCrust?
I'd like to see if I'm missing some useful capability that I could use in
the app I'm working on. Are these applications typically for very
sophisticated users? Or is it used to provide a back door into the app for
an admin-type?

You can reply off list if you'd rather.

Thanks.
-Rick King
Southfield MI

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