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Forum: Reviews
In reply to: [Create with Code] interpreter doesn’t adhere to Python languageThanks for your comments. Sorry to hear you’re disappointed. You’re right, the Python interpreter uses Skulpt which is an in-browser javascript emulation of a subset of the Python language. It’s designed for teachers and students just starting out with Python but as you go beyond the basics you’ll soon find things that don’t quite work as expected.
If you want a ‘proper’ online python interpreter try repl.it which runs your code on a sandboxed remote server. This gets you a better level of compatibility but you lose some of the responsiveness of running the code in your browser.
Would you be willing to provide more information about the code you tested and what should happen and I’ll do my best to fix it? You can contact me via https://blog.withcode.uk/about/contact/
Forum: Reviews
In reply to: [Create with Code] Great plugin with Python 3 supportThanks for your feedback. Sorry you feel that way but I’ll try to respond to each point in case it’s helpful for anyone else reading this:
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Ctrl + Entershortcut mentioned in your review will let you run code within your own blog as an iframe. If you click the button (to edit / debug / login etc…) the code will open in a new tab rather than taking the user away from your site. This lets people edit and debug with a full screen editor. This plugin is a convenience tool to make it easier to embed code from create.withcode.uk. It doesn’t let you host and run code on your own site. All python code is interpreted and run on the client’s browser in a way that is sandboxed for security (so that no files on your server or the client’s computer can be accessed).2) I agree that the UI on create.withcode.uk needs an overhaul. I’m a full time teacher so don’t have a huge amount of time to devote to it but I’d like to improve it anyone’s able to offer some constructive suggestions. It’s currently set up to allow code snippets to be quickly shared but I agree that managing your saved snippets is currently very clumsy.
3) It’s worth pointing out that all code saved on create.withcode.uk is public (creative commons share alike). If you don’t want other people to view, modify and share it then I’d recommend using a different tool. I try very hard to reference any source to give credit where it’s due. If you spot any abuse of intellectual property then please get in touch: https://blog.withcode.uk/about/contact/ The python course you mentioned is and will remain free. The content is my own but is available for anyone and everyone to modify and share in line with the creative commons share alike licence.
I hope this reply doesn’t read as too negative. I respectfully disagree with the plugin being spammy or untrustworthy but I agree that the UI might not be to everyone’s taste.
You might find it useful to look at the alternatives: Trinket.io and Repl.it also let you run python code in your browser. Both have a better UI for managing your code snippets, although I don’t think they allow you to step through line by line / debug with breakpoints.
Many thanks