Quozl
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=== Data === | === Data === | ||
A running Pippy instance will contain the following data: | A running Pippy instance will contain the following data: | ||
*zero or more python zip | *zero or more modules (each module is a python zip bundle, not a sugar bundle), | ||
*each | *each module will include zero or more source files, | ||
*each module will include a source file setup.py capable of creating the python zip bundle output, but unless the user has asked to edit the setup.py, it will not be shown, instead a default will be used, maintained by Pippy, | |||
=== Input === | === Input === | ||
Pippy may read from: | Pippy may read from: | ||
*a saved instance of Pippy, in the journal, | *a saved instance of Pippy, in the journal, | ||
*a zip bundle in the journal, | *a module(python zip bundle) in the journal, | ||
*example | *example modules included with Pippy, | ||
=== Output === | === Output === | ||
Pippy may write to: | Pippy may write to: | ||
*a saved instance of Pippy, in the journal, | *a saved instance of Pippy, in the journal, | ||
*a zip bundle in the journal. | *a module (python zip bundle) in the journal. | ||
=== Display === | === Display === | ||
Display will contain: | Display will contain: | ||
*toolbar, | *toolbar, | ||
*a series of tabs, one for each | *a series of tabs, one for each module, an add module button, and an open example module button, | ||
*within each | *within each module, a series of tabs, one for __doc__ that is not editable, one for each source file that is editable, and an add file button, | ||
*within each file, a syntax highlighting text edit widget. | *within each file, a syntax highlighting text edit widget. | ||
(the series of tabs encapsulated in another series of tabs is potentially difficult for a learner to comprehend, but an alternative tree view is thought inappropriate because of the horizontal space consumed, and because use of a | (the series of tabs encapsulated in another series of tabs is potentially difficult for a learner to comprehend, but an alternative tree view is thought inappropriate because of the horizontal space consumed, and because use of a module should be constrained to the public API of the module). | ||
=== Process === | === Process === | ||