Calcylator

A CLI calculator implemented with python.

Allow to make the follow operations:

• Addition: +
• Subtraction: -
• Multiplication: *
• Divition: /
• Power: **
• Percent: %
• Absolute output: with the specified ~a option, allow to get absolute values

Have the option to auto-copy to the paperclip with the command ~cp.

Installation

Download the current repository in any dir of your computer and remember the path to it.

Install calcylator with pip:

• To just install in path and use it as a command:

  pip install /path/to/calcylator/folder

• To add the option to edit the script without need to install each time:

  pip install -e /path/to/calcylator/folder

When installed, run:

calcylator

Usage/Examples

• For help:

  calcylator ~h

• Monomials operations:

  calcylator 2+2

  calcylator 2-2

  calcylator 2/2

  calcylator 2*2

  calcylator 2**2

  calcylator 2%

• Polinomials operations:

  calcylator 2+2*2-2/2**2*2%

• To get the output as an absolute value:

  calcylator ~a -5

• To auto-copy to paperclip:

  calcylator ~cp 2+2

Notes:

• You need to have installed python in your computer.

• Calcylator doesn't resolve algebraic operations.

• The absolute option "~a" just it's aplicated for the output, doesn't mean you can write as input somethin like:

  calcylator |-5|

  This will remove "|" and just return -5.

Posible problems

• ~cp command:

  If you have any problem with the ~cp option, it's because a problem with the pyperclip librarie, try to run any of this commands (NOT ALL OF THEM):

  • To install the xsel utility:

    sudo apt-get install xsel

  • To install the xclip utility:

    sudo apt-get install xclip

  • To install the gtk Python module:

    pip install gtk

  • To install the PyQt4 Python module:

    pip install PyQt4

  For more information, go to the pyperclip website documentation.

Authors

• @Cromega08

License

• GNU AGPL v3.0

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