/Better-Calculator

A better windows calculator built in python which allows user to calculate exponents.

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Better Calculator

A better windows calculator built in python which allows user to calculate exponents.

The build-in calculator app that comes with Windows only allows users to perform the four basic arithmatic operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. It does not easily allow users to calculate exponents or use parenthesis.

After continuously going to Google for exponent calculations, I decided to build a better calculator GUI that allows me to perform these operations. The calculator is built entirely in Python, using Tkinter for the GUI itself and cx_freeze to compile the file into an exe.

The calculator takes inputs in the form of button clicks and keyboard entries.

How to use Better Calculator

  1. Download the calculator.py and setup.py file.
  2. Navigate to folder containing these files in command line.
  3. Type in python setup.py build
  4. Enter build folder, and the contained exe.win folder
  5. Double-click calculator.exe to launch.
    • To navigate more easily, right-click and create shortcut. Drag shortcut to start-menu.