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I could get the 'import' and 'reload' to work with a variable as the module-name, but not the 'from ... import *' part. Can I do this?

you can access all names inside a module using dot notation: myModule.aVariable

Also, can the module be in another folder? It's a subfolder of the root where the code is in. So not a complete other location.

yes, the module can be anywhere, and you can tell Python where to find it by adding its parent folder to sys.path:

import sys
sys.path.append('/path/to/folder/')

but unless you are importing code, I think using a data format like json would be more appropriate.

good luck!

@snaders right, I forgot to mention: to update the contents of a module, you need to reload it:

from importlib import reload
import settings
reload(settings)

from settings import *
print(aVariable)
print(anotherVariable)

cheers!

@MauriceMeilleur this can be a start. but creating and using a library involves a bit more:

see How To Write Modules in Python 3 for a step-by-step guide about creating your own modules.

good luck!

hello @snaders,

if your settings.py file lives next to your main script, you can import anything from it:

# settings.py
aVariable = 'hello'
anotherVariable = 42

# main.py
from settings import *
print(aVariable)
print(anotherVariable)

you can also store settings in plain text files or data formats, and read the data into your script. see for example the modules to read/write csv, json, plist, etc.

hope this helps!

you can draw any string / formattedString into a bezierPath with bezierPath.text and bezierPath.textBox

see http://www.drawbot.com/content/shapes/bezierPath.html#drawBot.context.baseContext.BezierPath.text

for the rest of your questions, Im missing some source data, to get you a proper answer. As type has no fill color, your grey values must come from somewhere else.

A dedicated Maurice-category would be good plan, only if you build a Maurice-bot that answers directly

Partial explainer of what that code does: https://twitter.com/justvanrossum/status/1192324084656476160

@MauriceMeilleur Have a look at https://github.com/typemytype/outlinerRoboFontExtension/blob/master/Outliner.roboFontExt/lib/outlinePen.py#L518 which solves more or less the same problem. Esp. the handleLength part should be of interest to you.

outside the app DrawBot, when using DrawBot as a module, you have to call drawBot.newDrawing() to reset the drawing stack.

see https://www.drawbot.com/content/canvas/pages.html#drawBot.newDrawing

its also adviced to call drawBot.endDrawing() when you are done.

see https://www.drawbot.com/content/canvas/pages.html#drawBot.endDrawing

ps. see also this character set proof example using the DrawBot extension in RoboFont.

hello @RicardGarcia,

from the problem description, it sounds like you’re saving the pdf inside a loop, for example after making each page. usually what you want to do instead is create pages with a loop, and then save the pdf at the end outside the loop.

(the snippet you posted is not related to the problem, I think)

hope this helps!