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<h1>Introduction to Examples</h1>
<p>
The Examples section of the <a href="../index.html" target="_parent">Chimera Programmer's Guide</a> consists of a series
of example code, with associated description, that illustrate how to use
various Python interfaces exported by Chimera. The target audience for the
section is users who are familiar with Python programming; users who wish
to learn more about <a href="http://www.python.org">Python</a> can start
with the <a href="http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide">Python
Beginner's Guide</a>.</p>
<p>The list of examples includes:</p>
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<li><a href="Main_ObjectModel.html">Chimera's Object Model</a>
<li><a href="Main_MolecularEditing.html">Molecular Editing Using Python</a>
<li><a href="Main_CreateMolecule.html">Creating Molecules Using Python</a>
<li><a href="Main_ToolbarButton.html"> Toolbar Buttons</a>
<li><a href="Main_ExtensionPackage.html">Packaging an Extension</a>
<li><a href="Main_ExtensionManager.html">Working with the Chimera Extension
Manager</a>
<li><a href="Main_NewCommand.html">Adding Command-line Commands</a>
<li><a href="Main_ExtensionUI.html">Extension-Specific User Interface</a>
<li><a href="Main_ColorWellUI.html">Colors and Color Wells</a>
<li><a href="Main_AtomTrigger.html">Trigger Notifications</a>
<li><a href="Main_Selections.html">Selections</a>
<li><a href="Main_SessionSave.html">Session Saving</a>
<li>Preferences
<li>Help
<li>Textures and Surfaces
<li>Registering Selectors
<li><a href="Main_AtomMeasure.html">Atomic Measurements</a>
<li><a href="Main_RunSubprocess.html">Running a Background Process</a>
<li><a href="Main_C_Extension.html">Writing a C/C++ extension</a>
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<p>Each example starts with a short description of the functionality that it demonstrates,
followed by sample code and detailed commentary, and ends with instructions
on how to execute the sample code.</p>
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