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== Pippy Design Idea ==
== Pippy Design Idea ==


A running Pippy instance will contain the following user data:
Purpose:
*increase code sharing,
*increase relevance to Python users.
 
A running Pippy instance will contain the following data:
*zero or more python zip bundles,
*zero or more python zip bundles,
*each python zip bundle will include a setup.py capable of creating the zip bundle output,
Pippy may read from:
*a saved instance of Pippy, in the journal,
*example zip bundles included with Pippy,
Pippy may write to:
*a saved instance of Pippy, in the journal,
*a zip bundle in the journal.


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*on standard sugar save, save all zip bundles and files in a sugar journal entry,
*on standard sugar save, save all zip bundles and files in a sugar journal entry,
*provide an export zip bundle button that creates a sugar journal entry of type zip bundle, for sharing,
*provide an export zip bundle button that creates a sugar journal entry of type zip bundle, for sharing,
*provide a way to import zip bundles from journal into the current pippy instance,
*provide a way to import zip bundles from journal into the current pippy instance, using the object chooser,
*on execution of a bundle, allow access to all other currently loaded bundles via import, and access to system bundles via import,
*on execution of a bundle, allow access to all other currently loaded bundles via import, and access to system bundles via import,


== Discussion Log ==
  <Quozl> pippy screen might contain a series of zip bundles.  each bundle might contain multiple files, including the setup.py perhaps hidden.  learner might load some bundles into pippy, then write a program as a new bundle that imports the other bundles.
  <Quozl> pippy screen might contain a series of zip bundles.  each bundle might contain multiple files, including the setup.py perhaps hidden.  learner might load some bundles into pippy, then write a program as a new bundle that imports the other bundles.
  <Quozl> i think the program output window might be separate to the main view ... something that pops up when "run" is pressed.
  <Quozl> i think the program output window might be separate to the main view ... something that pops up when "run" is pressed.