(XML):
<default type="label">
  <posx>80</posx>
  <posy>60</posy>
  <label>-</label>
  <font>font13</font>
  <textcolor>white</textcolor>
</default>
 

(Python):
import xbmc
# Execute shell commands and freezes XBMC until shell is closed
cmd = "System.ExecWait"
 
# Execute shell commands
#cmd = "System.Exec"
 
command = '%s("%s")' % ( cmd, "C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe" )
xbmc.executebuiltin( command )
 
 

(Python):
import xbmc
 
def get_system_platform():
    """ fonction: pour recuperer la platform que xbmc tourne """
    platform = "unknown"
    if xbmc.getCondVisibility( "system.platform.linux" ):
        platform = "linux"
    elif xbmc.getCondVisibility( "system.platform.xbox" ):
        platform = "xbox"
    elif xbmc.getCondVisibility( "system.platform.windows" ):
        platform = "windows"
    elif xbmc.getCondVisibility( "system.platform.osx" ):
        platform = "osx"
    return platform
 

(Python):
if os.environ.get( "OS", "" ).lower() == "os x":
    print "Platform MAC"
 

(Python):
import xbmc
 
# Quit 	 Quit XBMC (same as XBMC.Dashboard on Xbox) 
# Suspend 	 Suspends (S3 / S1 depending on bios setting) the System (not working on Xbox due to hardware limitations)
# Hibernate 	 Hibernate (S5) the System (not working on Xbox due to hardware limitations)
# Powerdown 	 Powerdown system
# Minimize 	 Minimize XBMC to tools bar
state = { "quit": 0, "suspend": 1, "hibernate": 2, "powerdown": 4, "minimize": 5 }
 
# print current user setting shutdownstate
user_state = xbmc.executehttpapi( "GetGuiSetting(0;system.shutdownstate)" ).replace( "<li>", "" )
print user_state
# force setting shutdownstate to minimize
print xbmc.executehttpapi( "SetGUISetting(0;system.shutdownstate;%i)" % state[ "minimize" ] ).replace( "<li>", "" )
# print forced setting shutdownstate
print xbmc.executehttpapi( "GetGuiSetting(0;system.shutdownstate)" ).replace( "<li>", "" )
 
# XBMC.ShutDown 	 Trigger default Shutdown action defined in System Settings,
# Default Powerdown on Xbox and Quit on Linux / OSX / Windows
xbmc.shutdown()
 
# replace preference user setting shutdown state
print xbmc.executehttpapi( "SetGUISetting(0;system.shutdownstate;%i)" % int( user_state ) ).replace( "<li>", "" )
 

(Python):
import os
 
folder = os.getcwd().replace(';','')
 
def del_all_files_dirs(folder):
    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(folder, topdown=False):
        for name in files:
            os.remove(os.path.join(root, name))
        for name in dirs:
            os.rmdir(os.path.join(root, name))
    os.rmdir(folder)
    print '%s deleted'%folder
 
for root, dirs, files in os.walk(folder , topdown=False):
    for name in dirs:
        print 'entering %s ...'%os.path.join(root, name)
        if '.svn' in name:
            del_all_files_dirs(os.path.join(root,name))
 
print 'Well done'
 

(Python):
def splitlist( iterable, start=0, step=30, end=0 ):
    """Return a list containing an slice of iterable.
    start (!) defaults to 0.; step is split index, (!) defaults to 30.; end (!) defaults to 0.
    For example, splitlist(range(4)) returns [[0, 1, 2, 3]].
    """
    try:
        splited = []
        if end <= 0:
            end = len( iterable )
 
        for index in xrange( step, end, step ):
            splited.append( iterable[ start:index ] )
            start = index
        splited.append( iterable[ start:end ] )
 
        return splited
    except:
        from traceback import print_exc
        print_exc()
 
    return [ iterable ]
 

(Python):
import string
maliste = list( string.printable )
print maliste
print
 
# splitlist( iterable, start=0, step=30, end=0 ) )
splited = splitlist( maliste )
 
print "Nombre total d'items", len( maliste ) 
print "Nombre de listes", len( splited )
 
for count, liste in enumerate( splited ):
    print "liste #", count+1
    print len( liste ), liste
    print
""" 
>>> 
['0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k', 'l', 'm', 'n', 'o', 'p',
 'q', 'r', 's', 't', 'u', 'v', 'w', 'x', 'y', 'z', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H', 'I', 'J', 'K', 'L', 'M', 'N', 'O', 'P',
 'Q', 'R', 'S', 'T', 'U', 'V', 'W', 'X', 'Y', 'Z', '!', '"', '#', '$', '%', '&', "'", '(', ')', '*', '+', ',', '-', '.', '/', ':',
 &#39;;&#39;, &#39;<&#39;, &#39;=&#39;, &#39;>&#39;, &#39;?&#39;, &#39;@&#39;, &#39;[&#39;, &#39;\\&#39;, &#39;]&#39;, &#39;^&#39;, &#39;_&#39;, &#39;`&#39;, &#39;{&#39;, &#39;|&#39;, &#39;}&#39;, &#39;~&#39;, &#39; &#39;, &#39;\t&#39;, &#39;\n&#39;, &#39;\r&#39;, &#39;\x0b&#39;, &#39;\x0c&#39;]
 
Nombre total d&#39;items 100
Nombre de listes 4
liste # 1
30 [&#39;0&#39;, &#39;1&#39;, &#39;2&#39;, &#39;3&#39;, &#39;4&#39;, &#39;5&#39;, &#39;6&#39;, &#39;7&#39;, &#39;8&#39;, &#39;9&#39;, &#39;a&#39;, &#39;b&#39;, &#39;c&#39;, &#39;d&#39;, &#39;e&#39;, &#39;f&#39;, &#39;g&#39;, &#39;h&#39;, &#39;i&#39;, &#39;j&#39;, &#39;k&#39;, &#39;l&#39;, &#39;m&#39;, &#39;n&#39;, &#39;o&#39;, &#39;p&#39;, &#39;q&#39;, &#39;r&#39;, &#39;s&#39;, &#39;t&#39;]
 
liste # 2
30 [&#39;u&#39;, &#39;v&#39;, &#39;w&#39;, &#39;x&#39;, &#39;y&#39;, &#39;z&#39;, &#39;A&#39;, &#39;B&#39;, &#39;C&#39;, &#39;D&#39;, &#39;E&#39;, &#39;F&#39;, &#39;G&#39;, &#39;H&#39;, &#39;I&#39;, &#39;J&#39;, &#39;K&#39;, &#39;L&#39;, &#39;M&#39;, &#39;N&#39;, &#39;O&#39;, &#39;P&#39;, &#39;Q&#39;, &#39;R&#39;, &#39;S&#39;, &#39;T&#39;, &#39;U&#39;, &#39;V&#39;, &#39;W&#39;, &#39;X&#39;]
 
liste # 3
30 [&#39;Y&#39;, &#39;Z&#39;, &#39;!&#39;, &#39;"&#39;, &#39;#&#39;, &#39;$&#39;, &#39;%&#39;, &#39;&&#39;, "&#39;", &#39;(&#39;, &#39;)&#39;, &#39;*&#39;, &#39;+&#39;, &#39;,&#39;, &#39;-&#39;, &#39;.&#39;, &#39;/&#39;, &#39;:&#39;, &#39;;&#39;, &#39;<&#39;, &#39;=&#39;, &#39;>&#39;, &#39;?&#39;, &#39;@&#39;, &#39;[&#39;, &#39;\\&#39;, &#39;]&#39;, &#39;^&#39;, &#39;_&#39;, &#39;`&#39;]
 
liste # 4
10 [&#39;{&#39;, &#39;|&#39;, &#39;}&#39;, &#39;~&#39;, &#39; &#39;, &#39;\t&#39;, &#39;\n&#39;, &#39;\r&#39;, &#39;\x0b&#39;, &#39;\x0c&#39;]
 
>>> 
"""