How to Run Learning Simulator

If you use the file learningsimulator.exe on Windows, you do not need any installation of Python, as this standalone executable comes bundles with the required Python version.

If you use IDLE, open the file lesim.py and run it to launch the GUI.

There is an Emacs mode for writing and running Learning Simulator scripts. It can be found at https://github.com/drghirlanda/lesim-mode. There is also an integration package for org-mode, which is a literate programming / reproducible science package for Emacs that lets you mix code in documents. With this you can have your script in the text and run it from your document directly. It can be found at https://github.com/drghirlanda/ob-lesim.

If you have a standard Python environment (that fulfils the Python Dependencies), use the below commands.

Learning Simulator can run a simulation script either from the command line or using the GUI. Pass lesim.py to the python command with the relevant arguments. To see the available arguments, use:

> python lesim.py help

Running a script from the command line

To run a script from the command line, use the argument run to lesim:

> python lesim.py run file1 [file2, file3, ...]

With learningsimulator.exe on Windows:

> learningsimulator.exe run file1 [file2, file3, ...]

Running a script using the GUI

To launch the GUI, use the argument gui to lesim:

> python lesim.py gui

or, for short:

> python lesim.py

With learningsimulator.exe on Windows, just run that file to launch the GUI.

Once the GUI is launched, run a script by opening it (with File > Open), write a script, or paste an existing script into the script window, then run it (with Run > Simulate and Plot, or the Simulate and Plot button).

Running a script from within Emacs

See https://github.com/drghirlanda/lesim-mode and https://github.com/drghirlanda/ob-lesim.