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 /**
 \page org_mitk_gui_qt_python The Python Plugin
 
 Available sections:
   - \ref org_mitk_gui_qt_pythonOverview
+  - \ref org_mitk_gui_qt_pythonUsage
+  - \ref org_mitk_gui_qt_PythonConsole
+  - \ref org_mitk_gui_qt_PythonSnippets
 
 \section org_mitk_gui_qt_pythonOverview Overview
 The Python view provides the graphical front end to run Python code through the mitkPython module. Furthermore the ITK/VTK/OpenCV Python wrapping can be used.
+Images and surfaces in the DataManager can be transferred via a drag & drop mechanism into the MITK Python Console.
+
+\section org_mitk_gui_qt_pythonUsage Transfer data 
+Images and surfaces can be tranferred from the data manger into the python console. To transfer an image or
+surface simply drag it from the data manager into the Variable Stack view, as shown in Figure.
+A new entry will appear in the Variable Stack, as soon as the data is transferred. As soon as the
+entry is available the object can be accessed and modified in the python console. Three dimensional 
+images will be copied in-memory to python via numpy and a SimpleITK image object is created with the
+same properties. When a two dimensional image is transferred the user can choose to transfer it as an OpenCV
+image object. Surfaces are fully memory mapped as a vtkPolyData object. To transfer an image or surface
+from the python runtime to the data manager just double click on the corresponding entry in the Variable Stack View.
+
+\imageMacro{QmitkPythonView.png,"Screenshot of the MITK Python Plugin",20}
+
+\section org_mitk_gui_qt_PythonConsole
+The Python console can be used for interactive programming. All items in the data storage can be accessed
+in the python console. The console can also be used to load python scripts and run them.
+
+\section org_mitk_gui_qt_PythonSnippets
+The python plugin contains some code snippets of SimpleITK/VTK/OpenCV that can be run in the python console.
+Snippets can be modified and saved by the user.
+
 
 */