code editor

[nrtech1]

Hi sorry I am new to pybricks,
is there a code editor or is it just graphical programming?

[laurensvalk]

You can choose between block-based coding or Python coding. You can also mix the two, if you like.

When coding with blocks, you can also see the Python code being generated live as you move blocks around.

[nrtech1]

Lauren much appreciated, but when I try to edit code I get the message that I am in a read-only mode.
Thank you

[laurensvalk]

To work in Python, open a new Python project.

The generated code next to the blocks is read-only because otherwise you would lose all your hard work if you moved a blocks around and the code is regenerated right away :)

[nrtech1]

Lauren my apologies for the delay, thank you for your help.
regards

[laurensvalk]

No worries! You can pick either way, or even just use the blocks to do the boilerplate stuff for bigger Python programs :)

[nrtech1]

Lauren Hi
quick question for you. When I import a library in PyBricks and run it once, does it become available to another program?

[laurensvalk]

Imported libraries are re-downloaded along with your main program every time you run your main program.

So if you run another program, and you import a library there too, it is again included.

[nrtech1]

Lauren HiThank you for your reply. My apologies but I am still at the starting point of all of this. What I am trying to use is this PUPRemote.py Its a library to communicate as a Powered UP (PUP) Device with LEGO smart hubs. It has a basic PUPDeviceEmulator and a higher-level PUPRemote library that acts more like RPC (Remote Procedure Calling). So if I import this library and as long as its stays in the list of imported files, it will always be available to my main program? Thank you for everythingNick On Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 02:20:09 a.m. EDT, laurensvalk ***@***.***> wrote: Imported libraries are re-downloaded along with your main program every time you run your main program. So if you run another program, and you import a library there too, it is again included. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>