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% Pippy
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About
=====
Pippy allows the student to examine, execute, and modify simple Python
programs. In addition it is possible to write Python statements to play
sounds, calculate expressions, or make simple text based interactive
games.
Where to get Pippy
==================
Pippy is included in the standard releases of the OLPC software. It is
available for download
[here](http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/search?q=pippy&cat=all)
Using
=====
The left column is a list of python programs, which can be viewed, and
modified in the upper left window, and where the results of execution
are displayed in the lower right window.
Learning with Pippy
===================
Etoys and Turtle art provide easy introduction to programming. Pippy
introduces a more traditional view of programming a computer, wherein
the instructions are first written to a text file, and then executed
with a "run" command.
In particular, it is instructive to play with the sounds:
1. Get the list of sounds by executing the Getsoundlist program
2. Copy the name of one of the sounds and replace the "digeridu" sound
name in Playwave program.
Extending Pippy
===============
If Pippy is used in parallel with the Write Activity, it is possible to
develop larger programs. Copy the program that you develop in the Write
Activity by selecting all (\<ctl\>a) and copying it to the clipboard
(\<ctl\>c), then switch to the Pippy Activity, and paste (\<ctl\>v) it
into the code window. If there are errors that you want to correct, you
can make the changes in the code window, and immediately see the results
of your changes. Then by copying the changed program back to the
clipboard, you can paste it back into the Word Activity, and save the
changes to the Journal.
Modifying Pippy
===============
The student can add small programs, and have them show up in the left
column of Pippy by adding files to
/home/olpc/Activities/Pippy.activity/data. There is a large number of
suggested examples of programs for Pippy at
[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Pippy\#Examples](http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Pippy#Examples).
Where to report problems
========================
There's a range of ways to report problems. The easiest is to email to
the sugarlabs email list at
[sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org](mailto:sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org).
Someone on the list will respond to you, and perhaps also put a formal
bug report at [http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/](http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/).
Or you can register at
[http://bugs.sugarlabs.org](http://bugs.sugarlabs.org)/ and enter a bug
report yourself.
:author:
> G Hunt 2012
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