[portland] Planning for the August Meeting

[kirby urner]

> Is this something that would be appropriate at a meeting, posted to this mailing
> list for comment, or is there a different Python forum for this sort of thing?
>

Did you get some feedback on this?  I think short code snippets to give the
flavor would be fine.  If there's something stylistic to comment on,
it's probably
pervasive, like long_camelCase_Variable_names_used_in_Java or something.

Assuming some interest in the Tux Droid, Python programmable, here's a
short script just to give the flavor:

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: latin-1 -*-
import sys
sys.path.append('/home/kirby/tuxsetup-1.0-final/tuxdroid/api/python')

from tux import *
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Object "tux" is created by tux.py
# Your script begins here
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

def spindemo():
	tux.tts.select_voice_us_male_tuxed()
	tux.tts.speak("Hello Tawra.  I know how to spin on my butt.  Watch")
	tux.cmd.spinl_on(4)
	tux.tts.select_voice_us_female_tuxed()
	tux.tts.speak("Now I have a girl voice.")
	tux.tts.speak("I still know how to spin on my butt.  Watch")
	tux.cmd.spinl_on(4)

spindemo()

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# End of your script
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
tux.destroy()

Documentation looks like this:

1) Class : tux (tuxapi_class.TUXTCPCommunicator)
   1.1) Class : tux.cmd (tuxapi_class.TUXcmd)
      1.1.1)	Function : tux.cmd.audio_channel_general
      1.1.2)	Function : tux.cmd.audio_channel_tts
      1.1.3)	Function : tux.cmd.eyes_close
 ...
      1.1.44)	Function : tux.cmd.wings_off
      1.1.45)	Function : tux.cmd.wings_on
      1.1.46)	Function : tux.cmd.wings_on_free

      1.2) Class : tux.daemon (tuxapi_class.TUXdaemon)
      1.2.1)	Function : tux.daemon.auto_connect
      1.2.2)	Function : tux.daemon.connect
      1.2.3)	Function : tux.daemon.disconnect
...
      1.6.11)	Function : tux.status.lled
      1.6.12)	Function : tux.status.lwing_bt
      1.6.13)	Function : tux.status.mouth_closed
...
      1.9.5)	Function : tux.tts.pause
      1.9.6)	Function : tux.tts.play
      1.9.7)	Function : tux.tts.select_voice
      1.9.8)	Function : tux.tts.select_voice_fr_female
      1.9.9)	Function : tux.tts.select_voice_fr_female_tuxed
...

With each entry looking like this:

      1.1.38)	Function : tux.cmd.spinl_on

          Send a command to tux to spin to the left

              Parameters:
              "count" as integer      : number of quarter turns
                                        (default = 4)
              "speed" as integer      : speed of the movement(1..5)
                                        (default = 5)

              Example:
              >>> tux.cmd.spinl_on()
              >>> tux.cmd.spinl_on(2)     (count = 2)
              >>> tux.cmd.spinl_on(2,5)   (count = 2 and speed = 5)

More about Tux Droid in my blog:
http://mybizmo.blogspot.com/2007/07/tux-is-alive.html

Kirby