Python programming using **APL**
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.. topic:: Text output

	   * Locate and click on Aakash Programming Lab(APL) icon
   
	     .. figure:: ../icons/apl.png
		:align: center
		:alt: apl icon
		:width: 50px 
		:height: 50px	

		`Aakash Programming Lab Icon`
	   
	   * After clicking on APL icon, you will see a screen with
	     four icons horizontally placed, naming **C, C++, Python
	     and Scilab**

	     .. figure:: ../com_images/apl.png
		:align: center
		:alt: apl main page
		:width: 400px 
		:height: 250px

		`APL main page`
	     
	   * Click on `Python` icon, this will land you in the
	     `Python` programming console.
	     
	     .. figure:: images/python_blank_screen.png
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		:alt: python blank screen
		:width: 400px 
		:height: 250px

		`Python programmming console`
	   
	   * Touch on ``Text area`` to pop up the virtual
             keyboard. Type your Python code in the `Text area`.
	     
	     .. figure:: images/python_with_code.png
		:align: center
		:alt: python text console with code loaded
		:width: 400px 
		:height: 250px

	        `Text area with code`
	     
	   * and click on ``execute`` button to see the output in
	     `Console Output`

	     .. figure:: images/python_with_output.png
		:align: center
		:alt: python output console
		:width: 400px 
		:height: 250px

		`Output of Python code`
	     
.. [image] right now, only scilab has an additional directory called
	   ``image`` beside ``code`` directory. The complete path is
	   ``/mnt/sdcard/APL/scilab/image``