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1.2.4 ``Save as'' versus ``Save as Applet''

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When you are done writing your Python script you have the option of
saving it as an ``applet'' (by selecting ``Save as applet'' from the
``File'' menu). This has a significant advantage in that you can drop
files or folders onto it, to pass them to the applet the way
command-line users would type them onto the command-line to pass them
as arguments to the script. However, you should make sure to save the
applet as a separate file, do not overwrite the script you are
writing, because you will not be able to edit it again.

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Accessing the items passed to the applet via ``drag-and-drop'' is done
using the standard <tt class="member">sys.argv</tt> mechanism. See the general
documentation for more

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Note that saving a script as an applet will not make it runnable on a
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