print("main.pb proto file")    # the "proto-build-module"

############################################
def request(fcall,strMsg="",v=""):
    if v=="": return
    if not strMsg=="": print("ErrRequest:",fcall,": ",strMsg)
    return strMsg

#def end request
request("request(s,s,v)")
############################################
def clock_i():
    print("This is clock.")

#def end clock_i
request("clock_i()")
############################################
def show(objName,obj,isShow):

    if not isShow: return
    if not isinstance(objName,str):
        print("Error S01 in show Name is not a str:",objname)
    if isinstance(obj, str) or isinstance(obj,list) or isinstance(obj,int)or isinstance(obj,bool):
        print(objName,":",obj,":")
    else:
        typeObj=type(obj)
        print("Error S02 in show obj is not a str, list, int nor bool:",objName,"type:",typeObj,"value:",obj)
        return

#def end show
request("show(s,s,B,v)")
############################################
request("showY(s,s,B,v)","does NOT exist.")
############################################

def getI(i):
    print("to enter N, type N letters, then hit Enter")
    print("(A letter means any character eg 'u').")
    chr=""
    i=len(input())
    print("you entered N=",i)	
    return i
print("main.pb proto-build-module")
isShow=True
strName="D@CC"
show("strName",strName,isShow)

for k in range(15): print() 
print("choices follow (max:12):")
#list of requests:
print(1,'request()')
print(2,'clock_i()')
print(3,'show()')
print(4,'request("showY(s,s,B,v)","does NOT exist.")()')
print("Enter N to select program.")
i=0
i=getI(i)
if i==1: request()
if i==2: clock_i()
if i==3: show()
if i==4: request("showY(s,s,B,v)","does NOT exist.")()
#main.py (created by prepIX.py v01o04)
#         on 2023-05-18 T 12:57:12