These stopped working a long time ago, and they're not worth fixing.

Mac/Lib/test/tae.py

-# The oldest AppleEvent test program.
-# Its function has been overtaken by echo.py and tell.py.
-
-import AE
-from AppleEvents import *
-import Evt
-from Events import *
-import struct
-import aetools
-import macfs
-import sys
-import MacOS
-
-MacOS.SchedParams(1, 0)
-
-def aehandler(request, reply):
-	tosend = []
-	print 'request:', aetools.unpackevent(request)
-	param = request.AEGetParamDesc(keyDirectObject, typeWildCard)
-	if param.type == typeAEList:
-		n = param.AECountItems()
-		print 'List has', n, 'items'
-		for i in range(1, 1+n):
-			type, item = param.AEGetNthDesc(i, typeFSS)
-			data = item.data
-			print 'item', i, ':', type, item.type, len(data), 'bytes'
-			vol, dir, fnlen = struct.unpack('hlb', data[:7])
-			filename = data[7:7+fnlen]
-			print 'vol:', vol, '; dir:', dir, '; filename:', `filename`
-			print 'full path:', macfs.FSSpec((vol,dir,filename)).as_pathname()
-			tosend.append(item)
-	else:
-		pass
-		print 'param:', (param.type, param.data[:20]), param.data[20:] and '...'
-	if tosend:
-		passtothink(tosend)
-
-
-def passtothink(list):
-	target = AE.AECreateDesc(typeApplSignature, 'KAHL')
-	event = AE.AECreateAppleEvent(kCoreEventClass,
-	                              kAEOpenDocuments,
-	                              target,
-	                              kAutoGenerateReturnID,
-	                              kAnyTransactionID)
-	aetools.packevent(event, {keyDirectObject: list})
-	reply = event.AESend(kAENoReply | kAEAlwaysInteract | kAECanSwitchLayer,
-	                     kAENormalPriority,
-	                     kAEDefaultTimeout)
-	#print "Reply:", aetools.unpackevent(reply)
-	return
-	event = AE.AECreateAppleEvent(kCoreEventClass,
-	                              kAEOpenApplication,
-	                              target,
-	                              kAutoGenerateReturnID,
-	                              kAnyTransactionID)
-	reply = event.AESend(kAENoReply | kAEAlwaysInteract | kAECanSwitchLayer,
-	                     kAENormalPriority,
-	                     kAEDefaultTimeout)
-
-def unihandler(req, rep):
-	print 'unihandler'
-	aehandler(req, rep)
-
-quit = 0
-def quithandler(req, rep):
-	global quit
-	quit = 1
-
-def corehandler(req, rep):
-	print 'core event!'
-	parameters, attributes = aetools.unpackevent(req)
-	print "event class =", attributes['evcl']
-	print "event id =", attributes['evid']
-	print 'parameters:', parameters
-	# echo the arguments, to see how Script Editor formats them
-	aetools.packevent(rep, parameters)
-
-def wildhandler(req, rep):
-	print 'wildcard event!'
-	parameters, attributes = aetools.unpackevent(req)
-	print "event class =", attributes['evcl']
-	print "event id =", attributes['evid']
-	print 'parameters:', parameters
-
-AE.AEInstallEventHandler(typeAppleEvent, kAEOpenApplication, aehandler)
-AE.AEInstallEventHandler(typeAppleEvent, kAEOpenDocuments, aehandler)
-AE.AEInstallEventHandler(typeAppleEvent, kAEPrintDocuments, aehandler)
-AE.AEInstallEventHandler(typeAppleEvent, kAEQuitApplication, quithandler)
-AE.AEInstallEventHandler(typeAppleEvent, typeWildCard, unihandler)
-AE.AEInstallEventHandler('core', typeWildCard, corehandler)
-#AE.AEInstallEventHandler(typeWildCard, typeWildCard, wildhandler)
-
-
-def main():
-	global quit
-	quit = 0
-	while not quit:
-		ok, e = Evt.WaitNextEvent(-1, 60)
-		if ok:
-			print 'Event:', e
-			if e[0] == 23: # kHighLevelEvent
-				AE.AEProcessAppleEvent(e)
-			elif e[0] == keyDown and chr(e[1]&0xff) == '.' and e[4]&cmdKey:
-				raise KeyboardInterrupt, "Command-Period"
-			else:
-				MacOS.HandleEvent(e)
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-	main()
-
-print "This module is obsolete -- use echo.py or tell.py ..."

Mac/Lib/test/tctl.py

-# play with controls
-
-from Dlg import *
-from Ctl import *
-from Win import *
-from Evt import *
-import time
-import sys
-
-def main():
-	r = (40, 40, 400, 300)
-	w = NewWindow(r, "The Spanish Inquisition", 1, 0, -1, 1, 0x55555555)
-	w.DrawGrowIcon()
-	r = (40, 40, 100, 60)
-	c = NewControl(w, r, "SPAM!", 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0)
-	print 'Ok, try it...'
-	sys.exit(1)  # So we can see what happens...
-
-
-main()