neo-code 0.1.0

Educational Python IDE for STEM & Robotics students

NEO Code

An educational Python IDE for STEM & Robotics students (ages 6–12)

NEO Code is a lightweight, kid-friendly Python IDE designed to run on low-resource devices such as Armbian single-board computers (2 GB RAM). It provides a clean coding environment with structured lessons, visual turtle graphics output, and student progress tracking — no internet required.

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Features

• 🟢 Python editor — syntax highlighting, line numbers, debounced code-change events
• ▶️ Run & Stop — sandboxed QProcess execution with 30-second timeout (F5 / F6)
• 📤 Output panel — collapsible console showing stdout and stderr in colour
• 📖 Lesson sidebar — VS Code-style activity bar with curriculum browser (Phase 3)
• 🐢 Turtle canvas — visual turtle graphics output without opening a separate window (Phase 2)
• 🎨 Green theme — clean white + #32A852 green palette, easy on young eyes

Requirements

• Python 3.11+
• Linux (tested on x86 and ARM/Armbian)
• A running display server (X11 or Wayland)

Installation

pip install neo-code
neo-code

Tip for Armbian / system-managed Python: use a venv first.

python3 -m venv ~/.venvs/neo-code
source ~/.venvs/neo-code/bin/activate
pip install neo-code
neo-code

Running from source

git clone https://github.com/MEO-3/neo-code.git
cd neo-code
python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e .
python -m neo_code

Keyboard shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Run code	F5
Stop execution	F6
New file	Ctrl+N
Open file	Ctrl+O
Save file	Ctrl+S

Project status

Phase	Status	Description
1 — IDE Foundation	✅ Done	Editor, terminal, toolbar, sidebar, theme, event bus, QProcess runner
2 — Turtle canvas	🔲 Planned	Visual turtle output via proxy injection
3 — Curriculum	🔲 Planned	Lesson browser, project templates, student progress

License

MIT