Kalkon - /kalˈkuːn/

Swedish Noun

1. a turkey; a kind of large bird (colloquial)

2. a turkey; a failure

3. a python/asteval based calculator

Quickstart

Install from PyPi

pip3 install kalkon

Install from GitHub

> git clone https://github.com/freand76/kalkon.git
> cd kalkon
> python3 -m pip install .

Start

Start using python.

> python3 -m kalkon

Start using shell script (if the pip3 bin-folder is in your path).

> kalkon

Calculator

Asteval

The calculator uses the asteval package to evaluate expressions.

Asteval handles python-like expression and will obey python rules for arithmetic and logic operators.

Example

int(sin(pi/3)*log(5) + 0xfe) & 0x23

Asteval also handles variables, i.e. you can give variable a value and use it for later calculations.

Example: Set variable

foo=3

Example: Use variable

10 + foo * 5

Commands

All commands start with a colon character Example: :hex

Output format commands

The calculator can show the result of the expression in several different modes, enter one of the following commands to switch to the desired mode.

Control commands

The following command will clear the calculator stack.

Shortcuts