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diff --git a/Demo/README b/Demo/README index e80bfbf..a6debe8 100644 --- a/Demo/README +++ b/Demo/README @@ -1,24 +1,49 @@ This directory contains various demonstrations of what you can do with -Python. The demos are grouped sub(sub*)directories according to -required optional built-in modules. +Python. Most demos are grouped sub(sub*)directories according to +required optional built-in modules or specific platform; there is also +a set of generally useful scripts and there are some more-or-less +complete applications. + +classes Some examples of how to use classes. + +ibrowse An Emacs info file browser (uses stdwin). + See also ../doc (the Python library documentation can + be converted to info format). + +md5test Test program for the optional md5 module. + +rpc A set of classes for building clients and servers for + Sun RPC. + +rsa An RSA public-key cryptosystem (needs mpz and md5). scripts Some useful Python scripts that I put in my bin - directory. No optional built-in modules meeded. + directory. No optional built-in modules needed. sockets Examples for the new built-in module 'socket'. sgi Demos that only run on Silicon Graphics machines. These require at least one of the optional built-in modules that only make sense for the SGI, such as - the modules 'gl' and 'al'. Split in subdirectories + 'gl', 'al', and 'sv'. Split in subdirectories per subject. stdwin Demos that use the STDWIN library. Require the 'stdwin' built-in module. +threads Demos that use the 'thread' module. (Currently these + only run on SGIs, but this may change in the future.) + +www Browsers for CERN's distributed hypertext system + World-Wide Web (one with a stdwin-based user + interface, one for dumb ttys). Also contains a + primitive gopher client and an ftp client. + See also ../doc (the Python library documentation can + be converted to WWW's "HTML" format). + WARNING: many scripts are executable and have a first line saying - #! /usr/local/python + #! /usr/local/bin/python This is unlikely to give good results unless you've really installed the latest version python there. Edit the first line before diff --git a/Demo/classes/README b/Demo/classes/README index c10001f..4efd316 100644 --- a/Demo/classes/README +++ b/Demo/classes/README @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Dbm.py Wrapper around built-in dbm, supporting arbitrary values Range.py Example of a generator: re-implement built-in range() Rat.py Rational numbers Vec.py A simple vector class +bitvec.py A bit-vector class by Jan-Hein B\"uhrman (For straightforward examples of basic class features, such as use of methods and inheritance, see the library code -- especially the window |