Tutorial - Python Scripting for XBMC.rtf

Alex and Alexpoet's XBMC-Python Scripting TutorialXBOX PYTHON TUTORIALThis document is released under the GPL license.Written by Alex (aka alx5962) and Alexpoet.Version 2.0Please notify us if you notice grammatical or typographical errors in this document. We strive to keepthe tutorial readable and effective. However, if you have problems running the scripts contained in thisdocument, reread the instructions or ask for help on an appropriate web forum. Please do not email usdirectly for support. We don’t have the time or resources—that’s why we made this tutorial. :)Also, please note that we wrote this tutorial as an introductory lesson, with ease of understanding amajor goal. Experienced developers may find this text too simplistic, but it's not written for them :)Now, on to the instructions.I. Introduction from Alx5962 (or, “This Python is not a Snake”)Welcome to the Python for XBMC Tutorial! This project began one day when I discovered XBMC(XBox Media Center) supports scripts written in Python. Darkie made the port, and I’d like to thank himfor his great work and support! (I harassed him with questions and feature suggestions and he wasalways nice enough to reply to the questions and to add the features.) Curious, I decided to try to use thisscripting language to display some basic stuff.Before I could begin writing for the XBox, I spent many hours learning the Python language (and, in theprocess, the snake bit me ;), and reading through all the ...