Calculator Module Reference

New in version 0.0.2.

Control the macOS Calculator application using JXA-like syntax.

Classes:

XACalculatorApplication(properties)

A class for managing and interacting with Calculator.app.

class PyXA.apps.Calculator.XACalculatorApplication(properties)[source]

Bases: XAApplication

A class for managing and interacting with Calculator.app.

New in version 0.0.2.

Methods:

`clear_value`()	Clears the current calculator output.
`copy_value`()	Copies the current value of the calculator result.
`current_value`()	Retrieves the current value of the calculator output.
`input`(sequence)	Inputs a sequence of numbers and operations into the calculator by mimicking button clicks.
`open_about_panel`()	Opens the "About Calculator" panel.
`open_page_setup`()	Opens the page setup dialog.
`print_tape`()	Opens the print tape dialog.
`save_tape`()	Opens the "save tape" dialog.
`show_basic_calculator`()	Switches the view to the basic calculator.
`show_help`()	Opens the Calculator help window.
`show_paper_tape`()	Opens the paper tape window.
`show_programmer_calculator`()	Switches the view to the programmer calculator.
`show_scientific_calculator`()	Switches the view to the scientific calculator.
`toggle_RPN_mode`()	Toggles Reverse Polish Notation.
`toggle_thousands_separators`()	Toggles whether comma separators are shown at thousand intervals.

clear_value()[source]: Clears the current calculator output. Mimics clicking the “C” (clear) button.

New in version 0.0.2.

copy_value()[source]: Copies the current value of the calculator result. Mimics clicking Edit->Copy.

New in version 0.0.2.

current_value() → float[source]

Retrieves the current value of the calculator output.

Returns:: The calculator’s current displayed value
Return type:: float

New in version 0.0.2.

input(sequence: str)[source]

Inputs a sequence of numbers and operations into the calculator by mimicking button clicks.

This method does not obtain the result of the input. For that, use current_value().

The sequence should be a continuous string (no spaces). The valid characters are numbers 0-9, +, -, *, /, %, ~, =, and c. Their meanings are as follows:

+, -, *, and / correspond to their usual operation buttons.
% designates the percentage button.
~ corresponds to the negation button.
= represents the equals button.
c denotes the clear button.

Parameters:: sequence (str) – The sequence of numbers and operations to execute.
Example:

>>> import PyXA
>>> app = PyXA.Application("Calculator")
>>> app.input("c2*3.14*5*5=")
34.54

New in version 0.0.2.

open_about_panel()[source]: Opens the “About Calculator” panel. Mimics clicking File->About Calculator.

New in version 0.0.2.

open_page_setup()[source]: Opens the page setup dialog. Mimics clicking File->Page Setup…

New in version 0.0.2.

print_tape()[source]: Opens the print tape dialog. Mimics clicking File->Print Tape…

New in version 0.0.2.

save_tape()[source]: Opens the “save tape” dialog. Mimics clicking File->Save Tape As…

New in version 0.0.2.

show_basic_calculator()[source]: Switches the view to the basic calculator. Mimics clicking View->Basic.

New in version 0.0.2.

show_help()[source]: Opens the Calculator help window. Mimics clicking Help->Calculator Help.add()

New in version 0.0.2.

show_paper_tape()[source]: Opens the paper tape window. Mimics clicking Window->Show Paper Tape.

New in version 0.0.2.

show_programmer_calculator()[source]: Switches the view to the programmer calculator. Mimics clicking View->Programmer.

New in version 0.0.2.

show_scientific_calculator()[source]: Switches the view to the scientific calculator. Mimics clicking View->Scientific.

New in version 0.0.2.

toggle_RPN_mode()[source]: Toggles Reverse Polish Notation. Mimics clicking View->RPN Mode.

New in version 0.0.2.

toggle_thousands_separators()[source]: Toggles whether comma separators are shown at thousand intervals. Mimics clicking View->Show Thousands Separators.

New in version 0.0.2.