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The interactive mode of calling InfoPACK modules is convenient when exploring a new dataset. for more advanced use, InfoPACK also provides the ability to define chains of operations (scripts). These can be called by name; the operation chain is defined in a .py text file. These can be prepared using any text editor; but InfoPACK also provides access to IDLE. This Open Source IDE provides a syntax-sensitive text editor and Python shell which is ideal for rapid development of Python scripts. The editor is described in section 5.7.
Scripts are typically chains of InfoPACK commands, but may contain any Python or Numeric Python commands. Full documentation is accessible from the HELP button.