---
name: "boa-constructor"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "boa-constructor"
version: "0.6.1-16"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/boa-constructor"
---

# boa-constructor(1)

RAD tool for Python and WxWindows

## NAME

boa-constructor - RAD tool for Python and WxWindows

## SYNOPSIS

**boa-constructor** **\[-CDTSBERhv\]** **\[-O directory\]** **\[--Constricted\]** **\[--Debug\]** **\[--Trace\]** **\[--StartupFile\]** **\[--BlockHomePrefs\]** **\[--EmptyEditor** **\[--RemoteDebugServer\]** **\[--help\]** **\[--version\]** **\[files...\]**

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **boa-constructor** command. This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**boa-constructor** is an IDE and a RAD tool for creating cross-platform applications built on top of the Python language and the WxWindows GUI toolkit.

## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below.

- **-O, --OverridePrefsDirName directory**

  Specify a different directory to load preferences from. Default is $HOME/.boa-constructor and is used if it exists. Directory will be created (and populated) if it does not exist.

- **-C, --Constricted**

  Run in constricted mode, overrides the preferences.

- **-D, --Debug**

  Run the first filename passed on the command-line in the Debugger on startup.

- **-T, --Trace**

  Run in trace mode. Used for tracking down core dumps. Every function call is logged to a file which can later be parsed for a traceback.

- **-S, --StartupFile**

  Execute the script pointed to by $BOASTARTUP or $PYTHONSTARTUP in the Shell namespace. The Editor object is available as sys.boa\_ide. Overrides the preferences.

- **-B, --BlockHomePrefs**

  Prevent the $HOME directory being used.

- **-E, --EmptyEditor**

  Don't open the files that were open last time Boa was closed.

- **-R, --RemoteDebugServer**

  Run the first filename passed on the command-line in a Remote Debugger Server that can be connected to over a socket.

- **-h, --help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-v, --version**

  Show version of program.

## SEE ALSO

[**python**(1)](/python/1.md).\
 The program contains an integrated help and a little tutorial.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Cedric Delfosse \<cedric@debian.org\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).