Application Design

###Application Design Learn the basics of writing, designing, and packaging a Python OS application.

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An application should contain at least two files.

• A Python source, usually __init__.py, containing your application.
• An app.json file, containing manifest data.

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app.json

This file contains JSON data. It is read by Python OS and is used to determine application properties. It can contain any data, which is loaded into an Application object's parameters variable. Below is a list of all the supported (meaningful) entries. Those marked with a * are required to build the object.

• name*: The name (package name) of the application.
• title* The title of the app. Appears in the launcher.
• version*: The version of the app. Must be a float or an int, for example 1.0 or 10.
• author*: The author of the app.
• module*: The importable path of the application, relative to the apps/ directory.
• main: The function to run as the app's main loop.
• description: A description of the app.
• more: A dictionary containing further information about the application.

Items contained in more

• icon: The path to the app's icon.
• onStart: The method to call when the app is started.