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<h1>eric7.MicroPython.MicroPythonWidget</h1>
<p>
Module implementing the MicroPython REPL widget.
</p>

<h3>Global Attributes</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>HAS_QTCHART</td></tr>
<tr><td>HAS_QTSERIALPORT</td></tr>
</table>

<h3>Classes</h3>
<table>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget">MicroPythonWidget</a></td>
<td>Class implementing the MicroPython REPL widget.</td>
</tr>
</table>

<h3>Functions</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>

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<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget" ID="MicroPythonWidget"></a>
<h2>MicroPythonWidget</h2>
<p>
    Class implementing the MicroPython REPL widget.
</p>

<h3>Signals</h3>
<dl>

<dt>aboutToDisconnect()</dt>
<dd>
emitted to indicate the imminent disconnect from the
        currently device
</dd>
<dt>dataReceived(data)</dt>
<dd>
emitted to send data received via the serial
        connection for further processing
</dd>
<dt>disconnected()</dt>
<dd>
emitted after the device was disconnected
</dd>
</dl>
<h3>Derived from</h3>
QWidget, Ui_MicroPythonWidget
<h3>Class Attributes</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>DeviceBoardRole</td></tr>
<tr><td>DeviceInterfaceTypeRole</td></tr>
<tr><td>DevicePidRole</td></tr>
<tr><td>DevicePortRole</td></tr>
<tr><td>DeviceSerNoRole</td></tr>
<tr><td>DeviceTypeRole</td></tr>
<tr><td>DeviceVidRole</td></tr>
<tr><td>DeviceWebreplUrlRole</td></tr>
<tr><td>ManualMarker</td></tr>
</table>

<h3>Class Methods</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>

<h3>Methods</h3>
<table>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__init__">MicroPythonWidget</a></td>
<td>Constructor</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__aboutToShowSuperMenu">__aboutToShowSuperMenu</a></td>
<td>Private slot to populate the Super Menu before showing it.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__addUnknownDevices">__addUnknownDevices</a></td>
<td>Private method to add devices to the list of manually added boards.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__compileEditor2Mpy">__compileEditor2Mpy</a></td>
<td>Private slot to cross compile the current editor to a .mpy file.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__compileFile2Mpy">__compileFile2Mpy</a></td>
<td>Private slot to cross compile a Python file (*.py) to a .mpy file.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__configure">__configure</a></td>
<td>Private slot to open the MicroPython configuration page.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__configureWebreplUrls">__configureWebreplUrls</a></td>
<td>Private slot to configure the list of selectable WebREPL URLs.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__connectToDevice">__connectToDevice</a></td>
<td>Private method to connect to the selected device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__convertToUF2">__convertToUF2</a></td>
<td>Private slot to convert a non-UF2 MicroPython firmware file to UF2.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__crossCompile">__crossCompile</a></td>
<td>Private method to cross compile a Python file to a .mpy file.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__disconnectFromDevice">__disconnectFromDevice</a></td>
<td>Private method to disconnect from the device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__downloadFirmware">__downloadFirmware</a></td>
<td>Private slot to open the firmware download page.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__downloadFromUrl">__downloadFromUrl</a></td>
<td>Private method to open a web browser for the given URL.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__flashUF2">__flashUF2</a></td>
<td>Private slot to flash MicroPython/CircuitPython to a device support the UF2 bootloader.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__getDeviceTime">__getDeviceTime</a></td>
<td>Private method to get a string containing the date and time of the connected device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__handlePreferencesChanged">__handlePreferencesChanged</a></td>
<td>Private slot to handle a change in preferences.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__installPackage">__installPackage</a></td>
<td>Private slot to install packages using the given method.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__manageIgnored">__manageIgnored</a></td>
<td>Private slot to manage the list of ignored serial devices.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__manageUnknownDevices">__manageUnknownDevices</a></td>
<td>Private slot to manage manually added boards (i.e.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__mpyCrossAvailable">__mpyCrossAvailable</a></td>
<td>Private method to check the availability of mpy-cross.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__populateDeviceTypeComboBox">__populateDeviceTypeComboBox</a></td>
<td>Private method to populate the device type selector.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__quit">__quit</a></td>
<td>Private slot to quit the main (MicroPython) window.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__setConnected">__setConnected</a></td>
<td>Private method to set the connection status LED.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__showBoardInformation">__showBoardInformation</a></td>
<td>Private slot to show all available information about a board.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__showBuiltinModules">__showBuiltinModules</a></td>
<td>Private slot to show a list of builtin modules.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__showDeviceTime">__showDeviceTime</a></td>
<td>Private slot to show the date and time of the connected device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__showDeviceVersion">__showDeviceVersion</a></td>
<td>Private slot to show some version info about MicroPython of the device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__showDocumentation">__showDocumentation</a></td>
<td>Private slot to open the documentation URL for the selected device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__showImplementation">__showImplementation</a></td>
<td>Private slot to show some implementation related information.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__showLocalAndDeviceTime">__showLocalAndDeviceTime</a></td>
<td>Private slot to show the local and device time side-by-side.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__showLocalTime">__showLocalTime</a></td>
<td>Private slot to show the local date and time.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__showNoDeviceMessage">__showNoDeviceMessage</a></td>
<td>Private method to show a message dialog indicating a missing device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.__synchronizeTime">__synchronizeTime</a></td>
<td>Private slot to set the time of the connected device to the local computer's time.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.deviceInterface">deviceInterface</a></td>
<td>Public method to get a reference to the device interface object.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.deviceSupportsLocalFileAccess">deviceSupportsLocalFileAccess</a></td>
<td>Public method to indicate that the device access the device file system via a local directory.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.getCurrentPort">getCurrentPort</a></td>
<td>Public method to determine the port path of the selected device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.getDevice">getDevice</a></td>
<td>Public method to get a reference to the current device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.getDeviceWorkspace">getDeviceWorkspace</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the workspace directory of the device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.getFileManager">getFileManager</a></td>
<td>Public method to get a reference to the file manager interface.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.handleDataFlood">handleDataFlood</a></td>
<td>Public slot handling a data flood from the device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.insertData">insertData</a></td>
<td>Public method to insert some data as if it was sent directly from the device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.isConnected">isConnected</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the MicroPython device connection state.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.isLinkConnected">isLinkConnected</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the link connection state.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.isMicrobit">isMicrobit</a></td>
<td>Public method to check, if the connected/selected device is a BBC micro:bit or Calliope mini.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.on_chartButton_clicked">on_chartButton_clicked</a></td>
<td>Private slot to open a chart view to plot data received from the connected device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.on_connectButton_clicked">on_connectButton_clicked</a></td>
<td>Private slot to connect to the selected device or disconnect from the currently connected device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.on_deviceTypeComboBox_activated">on_deviceTypeComboBox_activated</a></td>
<td>Private slot handling the selection of a device type.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.on_filesButton_clicked">on_filesButton_clicked</a></td>
<td>Private slot to open a file manager window to the connected device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.on_replButton_clicked">on_replButton_clicked</a></td>
<td>Private slot to connect to enable or disable the REPL widget.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.on_runButton_clicked">on_runButton_clicked</a></td>
<td>Private slot to execute the script of the active editor on the selected device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.setActionButtons">setActionButtons</a></td>
<td>Public method to set the enabled state of the various action buttons.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.showError">showError</a></td>
<td>Public method to show some error message.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicroPythonWidget.shutdown">shutdown</a></td>
<td>Public method to perform some shutdown actions.</td>
</tr>
</table>

<h3>Static Methods</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>


<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__init__" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__init__"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget (Constructor)</h4>
<b>MicroPythonWidget</b>(<i>parent=None, forMPyWindow=False</i>)
<p>
        Constructor
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>parent</i> (QWidget (optional))</dt>
<dd>
reference to the parent widget (defaults to None)
</dd>
<dt><i>forMPyWindow</i> (bool (optional))</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating the MicroPythonWindow variant
            (defaults to False)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__aboutToShowSuperMenu" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__aboutToShowSuperMenu"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__aboutToShowSuperMenu</h4>
<b>__aboutToShowSuperMenu</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to populate the Super Menu before showing it.
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__addUnknownDevices" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__addUnknownDevices"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__addUnknownDevices</h4>
<b>__addUnknownDevices</b>(<i>devices</i>)
<p>
        Private method to add devices to the list of manually added boards.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>devices</i> (list of tuple of (int, int, str))</dt>
<dd>
list of not ignored but unknown devices
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__compileEditor2Mpy" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__compileEditor2Mpy"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__compileEditor2Mpy</h4>
<b>__compileEditor2Mpy</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to cross compile the current editor to a .mpy file.
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__compileFile2Mpy" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__compileFile2Mpy"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__compileFile2Mpy</h4>
<b>__compileFile2Mpy</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to cross compile a Python file (*.py) to a .mpy file.
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__configure" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__configure"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__configure</h4>
<b>__configure</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to open the MicroPython configuration page.
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__configureWebreplUrls" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__configureWebreplUrls"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__configureWebreplUrls</h4>
<b>__configureWebreplUrls</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to configure the list of selectable WebREPL URLs.
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__connectToDevice" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__connectToDevice"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__connectToDevice</h4>
<b>__connectToDevice</b>(<i>withAutostart=False</i>)
<p>
        Private method to connect to the selected device.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>withAutostart</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating to start the repl and file manager
            automatically
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>ValueError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
raised to indicate an unsupported interface type
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__convertToUF2" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__convertToUF2"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__convertToUF2</h4>
<b>__convertToUF2</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to convert a non-UF2 MicroPython firmware file to UF2.
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__crossCompile" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__crossCompile"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__crossCompile</h4>
<b>__crossCompile</b>(<i>pythonFile="", title=""</i>)
<p>
        Private method to cross compile a Python file to a .mpy file.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>pythonFile</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
name of the Python file to be compiled
</dd>
<dt><i>title</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
title for the various dialogs
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__disconnectFromDevice" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__disconnectFromDevice"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__disconnectFromDevice</h4>
<b>__disconnectFromDevice</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to disconnect from the device.
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__downloadFirmware" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__downloadFirmware"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__downloadFirmware</h4>
<b>__downloadFirmware</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to open the firmware download page.
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__downloadFromUrl" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__downloadFromUrl"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__downloadFromUrl</h4>
<b>__downloadFromUrl</b>(<i>url</i>)
<p>
        Private method to open a web browser for the given URL.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>url</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
URL to be opened
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__flashUF2" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__flashUF2"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__flashUF2</h4>
<b>__flashUF2</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to flash MicroPython/CircuitPython to a device
        support the UF2 bootloader.
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__getDeviceTime" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__getDeviceTime"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__getDeviceTime</h4>
<b>__getDeviceTime</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to get a string containing the date and time of the
        connected device.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
date and time of the connected device
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
str
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__handlePreferencesChanged" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__handlePreferencesChanged"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__handlePreferencesChanged</h4>
<b>__handlePreferencesChanged</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to handle a change in preferences.
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__installPackage" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__installPackage"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__installPackage</h4>
<b>__installPackage</b>(<i>method</i>)
<p>
        Private slot to install packages using the given method.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>method</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
package management method to be used (one of 'upip' or 'mip')
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>ValueError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
raised to indicate an unsupported package management
            method
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__manageIgnored" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__manageIgnored"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__manageIgnored</h4>
<b>__manageIgnored</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to manage the list of ignored serial devices.
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__manageUnknownDevices" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__manageUnknownDevices"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__manageUnknownDevices</h4>
<b>__manageUnknownDevices</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to manage manually added boards (i.e. those not in the
        list of supported boards).
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__mpyCrossAvailable" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__mpyCrossAvailable"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__mpyCrossAvailable</h4>
<b>__mpyCrossAvailable</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to check the availability of mpy-cross.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating the availability of mpy-cross
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__populateDeviceTypeComboBox" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__populateDeviceTypeComboBox"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__populateDeviceTypeComboBox</h4>
<b>__populateDeviceTypeComboBox</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to populate the device type selector.
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__quit" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__quit"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__quit</h4>
<b>__quit</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to quit the main (MicroPython) window.
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__setConnected" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__setConnected"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__setConnected</h4>
<b>__setConnected</b>(<i>connected</i>)
<p>
        Private method to set the connection status LED.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>connected</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
connection state
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__showBoardInformation" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__showBoardInformation"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__showBoardInformation</h4>
<b>__showBoardInformation</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to show all available information about a board.
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__showBuiltinModules" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__showBuiltinModules"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__showBuiltinModules</h4>
<b>__showBuiltinModules</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to show a list of builtin modules.
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__showDeviceTime" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__showDeviceTime"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__showDeviceTime</h4>
<b>__showDeviceTime</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to show the date and time of the connected device.
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__showDeviceVersion" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__showDeviceVersion"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__showDeviceVersion</h4>
<b>__showDeviceVersion</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to show some version info about MicroPython of the device.
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__showDocumentation" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__showDocumentation"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__showDocumentation</h4>
<b>__showDocumentation</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to open the documentation URL for the selected device.
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__showImplementation" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__showImplementation"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__showImplementation</h4>
<b>__showImplementation</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to show some implementation related information.
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__showLocalAndDeviceTime" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__showLocalAndDeviceTime"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__showLocalAndDeviceTime</h4>
<b>__showLocalAndDeviceTime</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to show the local and device time side-by-side.
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__showLocalTime" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__showLocalTime"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__showLocalTime</h4>
<b>__showLocalTime</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to show the local date and time.
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__showNoDeviceMessage" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__showNoDeviceMessage"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__showNoDeviceMessage</h4>
<b>__showNoDeviceMessage</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to show a message dialog indicating a missing device.
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.__synchronizeTime" ID="MicroPythonWidget.__synchronizeTime"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.__synchronizeTime</h4>
<b>__synchronizeTime</b>(<i>quiet=False</i>)
<p>
        Private slot to set the time of the connected device to the local
        computer's time.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>quiet</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating to not show a message
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.deviceInterface" ID="MicroPythonWidget.deviceInterface"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.deviceInterface</h4>
<b>deviceInterface</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to get a reference to the device interface object.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
reference to the commands interface object
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
MicroPythonDeviceInterface
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.deviceSupportsLocalFileAccess" ID="MicroPythonWidget.deviceSupportsLocalFileAccess"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.deviceSupportsLocalFileAccess</h4>
<b>deviceSupportsLocalFileAccess</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to indicate that the device access the device file system
        via a local directory.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating file access via local directory
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.getCurrentPort" ID="MicroPythonWidget.getCurrentPort"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.getCurrentPort</h4>
<b>getCurrentPort</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to determine the port path of the selected device.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
path of the port of the selected device
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
str
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.getDevice" ID="MicroPythonWidget.getDevice"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.getDevice</h4>
<b>getDevice</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to get a reference to the current device.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
reference to the current device
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
BaseDevice
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.getDeviceWorkspace" ID="MicroPythonWidget.getDeviceWorkspace"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.getDeviceWorkspace</h4>
<b>getDeviceWorkspace</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to get the workspace directory of the device.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
workspace directory of the device
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
str
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.getFileManager" ID="MicroPythonWidget.getFileManager"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.getFileManager</h4>
<b>getFileManager</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to get a reference to the file manager interface.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
reference to the file manager interface
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
MicroPythonFileManager
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.handleDataFlood" ID="MicroPythonWidget.handleDataFlood"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.handleDataFlood</h4>
<b>handleDataFlood</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public slot handling a data flood from the device.
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.insertData" ID="MicroPythonWidget.insertData"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.insertData</h4>
<b>insertData</b>(<i>data</i>)
<p>
        Public method to insert some data as if it was sent directly from the device.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>data</i> (str or bytes)</dt>
<dd>
data to be inserted into the REPL pane
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.isConnected" ID="MicroPythonWidget.isConnected"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.isConnected</h4>
<b>isConnected</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to get the MicroPython device connection state.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
connection state
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.isLinkConnected" ID="MicroPythonWidget.isLinkConnected"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.isLinkConnected</h4>
<b>isLinkConnected</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to get the link connection state.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
connection state
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.isMicrobit" ID="MicroPythonWidget.isMicrobit"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.isMicrobit</h4>
<b>isMicrobit</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to check, if the connected/selected device is a
        BBC micro:bit or Calliope mini.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating a micro:bit device
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.on_chartButton_clicked" ID="MicroPythonWidget.on_chartButton_clicked"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.on_chartButton_clicked</h4>
<b>on_chartButton_clicked</b>(<i>checked</i>)
<p>
        Private slot to open a chart view to plot data received from the
        connected device.
</p>
<p>
        If the selected device is not connected yet, this will be done now.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>checked</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
state of the button
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.on_connectButton_clicked" ID="MicroPythonWidget.on_connectButton_clicked"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.on_connectButton_clicked</h4>
<b>on_connectButton_clicked</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to connect to the selected device or disconnect from the
        currently connected device.
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.on_deviceTypeComboBox_activated" ID="MicroPythonWidget.on_deviceTypeComboBox_activated"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.on_deviceTypeComboBox_activated</h4>
<b>on_deviceTypeComboBox_activated</b>(<i>index</i>)
<p>
        Private slot handling the selection of a device type.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>index</i> (int)</dt>
<dd>
index of the selected device
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.on_filesButton_clicked" ID="MicroPythonWidget.on_filesButton_clicked"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.on_filesButton_clicked</h4>
<b>on_filesButton_clicked</b>(<i>checked</i>)
<p>
        Private slot to open a file manager window to the connected device.
</p>
<p>
        If the selected device is not connected yet, this will be done now.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>checked</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
state of the button
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.on_replButton_clicked" ID="MicroPythonWidget.on_replButton_clicked"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.on_replButton_clicked</h4>
<b>on_replButton_clicked</b>(<i>checked</i>)
<p>
        Private slot to connect to enable or disable the REPL widget.
</p>
<p>
        If the selected device is not connected yet, this will be done now.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>checked</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
state of the button
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.on_runButton_clicked" ID="MicroPythonWidget.on_runButton_clicked"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.on_runButton_clicked</h4>
<b>on_runButton_clicked</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to execute the script of the active editor on the
        selected device.
</p>
<p>
        If the REPL is not active yet, it will be activated, which might cause
        an unconnected device to be connected.
</p>

<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.setActionButtons" ID="MicroPythonWidget.setActionButtons"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.setActionButtons</h4>
<b>setActionButtons</b>(<i>**kwargs</i>)
<p>
        Public method to set the enabled state of the various action buttons.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>kwargs=</i> (dict)</dt>
<dd>
keyword arguments containg the enabled states (keys
            are 'run', 'repl', 'files', 'chart', 'open', 'save'
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.showError" ID="MicroPythonWidget.showError"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.showError</h4>
<b>showError</b>(<i>method, error</i>)
<p>
        Public method to show some error message.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>method</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
name of the method the error occured in
</dd>
<dt><i>error</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
error message
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicroPythonWidget.shutdown" ID="MicroPythonWidget.shutdown"></a>
<h4>MicroPythonWidget.shutdown</h4>
<b>shutdown</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to perform some shutdown actions.
</p>

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