2. Hello World Program

Pythonect provides both a visual programming language and a text-based scripting language.

The following is an example Hello world program in both visual and text-based languages. Both versions consist of the same flow.

2.1. Visual Programming Version

Pythonect supports multiple graph describing languages and diagram formats. For the Hello world example I will be using Dia.

Dia is a free and open source general-purpose diagramming software. For instructions on how to download and install dia, please visit Dia Website

When you launch dia you should see an empty Diagram1.dia tab, like this:

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Start by clicking on the box (aka. Process/Auxliary Operation) shape to select it:

../_images/dia_step_1.png

Now, click anywhere on the grid, a box (aka. Process/Auxliary Operation) should appear. Enter the text "Hello, world" (with quotes) in it:

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Next, click again on the grid, another box should appear. Enter the text print (without quotes) in it:

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Let’s connect the two boxes together. Start by clicking on the Line image to select it:

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Now, click on the "Hello, world" box (it should highlight the box in Red) and drag it to the print box:

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Like this:

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If successful, you should see something like this:

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To test that it’s indeed connect, try dragging one of the boxes and see that the Line is following, like this:

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If indeed the Line is following, then it’s time to save the diagram. Let’s save it as HelloWorld.dia and run it, as follows:

$ pythonect HelloWorld.dia

The output should be:

<MainProcess:MainThread> : Hello, world

2.2. Text-based Programming Version

Open your favorite editor and type:

"Hello, world" -> print

Save it as HelloWorld.p2y and run it as follows:

$ pythonect HelloWorld.p2y

The output should be:

<MainProcess:MainThread> : Hello, world

To break it down: "Hello, world" is a literal String, print is a Python function, and -> is a text-based data flow operator.

You can learn more about Pythonect’s Data Flow Operators at the Data Flow section.

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