[Pythoncard-users] pycrustrc.py files

[Kevin A. <al...@se...>]

PythonCard has pycrustrc.py file support, so that the shell is automatically
loaded with some useful variables.

The main pycrustrc.py file in the PythonCardPrototype directory:

shell.autoCompleteIncludeMagic = 1
shell.autoCompleteIncludeSingle = 0
shell.autoCompleteIncludeDouble = 0
bg = pcapp.getCurrentBackground()
comp = bg.components


Here is the pycrustrc.py file for the turtle sample:

from wxTurtle import *
dc = TurtleDC(pcapp.getCurrentBackground().panel)
t = Pen(dc)


You can put any valid Python code in there and it will be executed when the
app starts up. The main package pycrustrc.py file is run at startup followed
by the one in the app directory. Among other things it means you can put
repetitive test commands in the pycrustrc.py file and as you change your
source and rerun the app it will automatically load the commands and run
your tests.

Patrick might have something to add to this description. It is a very useful
feature we've had almost since we started using PyCrust.

ka