### Preamble

First, import what we need.


```python
from joy.joy import run
from joy.library import initialize
from joy.utils.stack import stack_to_string
from joy.utils.pretty_print import TracePrinter
```

Define a dictionary, an initial stack, and two helper functions to run Joy code and print results for us.


```python
D = initialize()
S = ()


def J(text):
    print stack_to_string(run(text, S, D)[0])


def V(text):
    tp = TracePrinter()
    run(text, S, D, tp.viewer)
    tp.print_()
```

### Run some simple programs


```python
J('23 18 +')
```

    41



```python
J('45 30 gcd')
```

    15


### With Viewer

A `viewer` records each step of the evaluation of a Joy program.  The `TracePrinter` has a facility for printing out a trace of the evaluation, one line per step.  Each step is aligned to the current interpreter position, signified by a period separating the stack on the left from the pending expression ("continuation") on the right.  I find these traces beautiful, like a kind of art.


```python
V('23 18 +')
```

          . 23 18 +
       23 . 18 +
    23 18 . +
       41 . 



```python
V('45 30 gcd')
```

                                      . 45 30 gcd
                                   45 . 30 gcd
                                45 30 . gcd
                                45 30 . 1 [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                              45 30 1 . [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
       45 30 1 [tuck modulus dup 0 >] . loop pop
                                45 30 . tuck modulus dup 0 > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                             30 45 30 . modulus dup 0 > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                                30 15 . dup 0 > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                             30 15 15 . 0 > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                           30 15 15 0 . > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                           30 15 True . [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
    30 15 True [tuck modulus dup 0 >] . loop pop
                                30 15 . tuck modulus dup 0 > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                             15 30 15 . modulus dup 0 > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                                 15 0 . dup 0 > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                               15 0 0 . 0 > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                             15 0 0 0 . > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                           15 0 False . [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
    15 0 False [tuck modulus dup 0 >] . loop pop
                                 15 0 . pop
                                   15 . 


Here's a longer trace.


```python
V('96 27 gcd')
```

                                      . 96 27 gcd
                                   96 . 27 gcd
                                96 27 . gcd
                                96 27 . 1 [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                              96 27 1 . [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
       96 27 1 [tuck modulus dup 0 >] . loop pop
                                96 27 . tuck modulus dup 0 > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                             27 96 27 . modulus dup 0 > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                                27 15 . dup 0 > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                             27 15 15 . 0 > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                           27 15 15 0 . > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                           27 15 True . [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
    27 15 True [tuck modulus dup 0 >] . loop pop
                                27 15 . tuck modulus dup 0 > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                             15 27 15 . modulus dup 0 > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                                15 12 . dup 0 > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                             15 12 12 . 0 > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                           15 12 12 0 . > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                           15 12 True . [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
    15 12 True [tuck modulus dup 0 >] . loop pop
                                15 12 . tuck modulus dup 0 > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                             12 15 12 . modulus dup 0 > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                                 12 3 . dup 0 > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                               12 3 3 . 0 > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                             12 3 3 0 . > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                            12 3 True . [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
     12 3 True [tuck modulus dup 0 >] . loop pop
                                 12 3 . tuck modulus dup 0 > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                               3 12 3 . modulus dup 0 > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                                  3 0 . dup 0 > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                                3 0 0 . 0 > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                              3 0 0 0 . > [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
                            3 0 False . [tuck modulus dup 0 >] loop pop
     3 0 False [tuck modulus dup 0 >] . loop pop
                                  3 0 . pop
                                    3 . 



```python

```
