Only create update button when update_mode manual or code input is not None

src/scwidgets/exercise/_widget_code_exercise.py

@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ def __init__(
                         [],
                         [],
                         self._parameter_panel,
+                        cued=self._code is not None,
                     )
                 else:
                     widgets_to_observe = None
@@ -341,30 +342,35 @@ def __init__(
             if self._cue_outputs is not None:
                 reset_update_cue_widgets.extend(self._cue_outputs)
 
-            if self._code is not None:
-                description = "Run Code"
-                button_tooltip = (
-                    "Runs the code and updates outputs with the specified parameters"
+            if self._code is not None or self._update_mode == "manual":
+                if self._code is not None:
+                    description = "Run Code"
+                    button_tooltip = (
+                        "Runs the code and updates outputs with the "
+                        "specified parameters"
+                    )
+                else:
+                    description = "Update"
+                    button_tooltip = "Updates outputs with the specified parameters"
+
+                self._update_button = UpdateResetCueButton(
+                    reset_update_cue_widgets,  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+                    self._on_click_update_action,
+                    disable_on_successful_action=kwargs.pop(
+                        "disable_update_button_on_successful_action", False
+                    ),
+                    disable_during_action=kwargs.pop(
+                        "disable_update_button_during_action",
+                        update_button_disable_during_action,
+                    ),
+                    widgets_to_observe=widgets_to_observe,
+                    traits_to_observe=traits_to_observe,
+                    description=description,
+                    button_tooltip=button_tooltip,
+                    cued=True,
                 )
             else:
-                description = "Update"
-                button_tooltip = "Updates outputs with the specified parameters"
-
-            self._update_button = UpdateResetCueButton(
-                reset_update_cue_widgets,  # type: ignore[arg-type]
-                self._on_click_update_action,
-                disable_on_successful_action=kwargs.pop(
-                    "disable_update_button_on_successful_action", False
-                ),
-                disable_during_action=kwargs.pop(
-                    "disable_update_button_during_action",
-                    update_button_disable_during_action,
-                ),
-                widgets_to_observe=widgets_to_observe,
-                traits_to_observe=traits_to_observe,
-                description=description,
-                button_tooltip=button_tooltip,
-            )
+                self._update_button = None
 
         if self._exercise_registry is None or (
             self._code is None and self._parameter_panel is None
@@ -493,6 +499,11 @@ def __init__(
             *args,
             **kwargs,
         )
+        # In this case there is no code to be written by the student, so the code
+        # exercise should work out of the box. Since the cues for the parameters
+        # are also disabled, we update at the beginning once.
+        if self._update_mode in ["release", "continuous"] and self._code is None:
+            self.run_update()
 
     @property
     def answer(self) -> dict:
@@ -555,16 +566,7 @@ def exercise_description(self) -> Union[str, None]:
         return self._exercise_description
 
     def _on_trait_parameters_changed(self, change: dict):
-        if self._update_button is None:
-            self._output.clear_output(wait=True)
-            error = ValueError(
-                "Invalid state: _on_trait_parameters_changed was "
-                "invoked but no update button was defined"
-            )
-            with self._output:
-                raise error
-            raise error
-        self._update_button.click()
+        self.run_update()
 
     def _on_click_check_action(self) -> bool:
         self._output.clear_output(wait=True)

tests/notebooks/widget_code_exercise.py

@@ -124,6 +124,50 @@ def function_to_check():
 #    tunable_params=True,
 # )
 
+# Test 2.4.1 No code
+# Test if no update button and no cue is shown because the update_mode is "release"
+get_code_exercise(
+    [],
+    code=None,
+    include_checks=False,
+    include_params=True,
+    tunable_params=True,
+    update_mode="release",
+)
+
+# Test 2.4.2 No code
+# Test if no update button and no cue is shown because the update_mode is "continuous"
+get_code_exercise(
+    [],
+    code=None,
+    include_checks=False,
+    include_params=True,
+    tunable_params=True,
+    update_mode="continuous",
+)
+
+# Test 2.4.3 No code
+# Test if an update button and cue is shown because the update_mode is "manual"
+get_code_exercise(
+    [],
+    code=None,
+    include_checks=False,
+    include_params=False,
+    tunable_params=False,
+    update_mode="manual",
+)
+
+# Test 2.4.4 No code
+# Test if an update button and cue is shown because the update_mode is "manual"
+get_code_exercise(
+    [],
+    code=None,
+    include_checks=False,
+    include_params=True,
+    tunable_params=True,
+    update_mode="manual",
+)
+
 
 # Test 3:
 # -------

tests/test_code.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import os
-from typing import Callable, List, Optional
+from typing import Callable, List, Literal, Union
 
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
@@ -86,21 +86,31 @@ def test_call(self):
 
 def get_code_exercise(
     checks: List[Check],
-    code: Optional[Callable] = None,
+    code: Union[None, Literal["from_first_check"], Callable] = "from_first_check",
     include_checks=True,
     include_params=True,
     tunable_params=False,
     update_func_argless=False,
     update_mode="manual",
 ):
+    """
+    :param code: "from_first_check" uses the `function_to_check` from the first
+        check for the construction of a code input
+    """
     # Important:
     # we take the the function_to_check from the first check as code input
-    if len(checks) == 0 and code is None:
-        raise ValueError("Either nonempty checks must given or code")
-    if code is None:
+    if code == "from_first_check":
+        if len(checks) == 0:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "For option 'from_first_check' either nonempty "
+                "checks must given or code"
+            )
         code_input = CodeInput(checks[0].function_to_check)
+    elif code is None:
+        code_input = None
     else:
         code_input = CodeInput(code)
+
     if len(checks) > 0 and tunable_params:
         # convert single value arrays to tuples
         for value in checks[0].inputs_parameters[0].values():
@@ -116,19 +126,27 @@ def get_code_exercise(
         parameters = {
             key: fixed(value) for key, value in checks[0].inputs_parameters[0].items()
         }
+    elif tunable_params:
+        parameters = {"x": (2, 5, 1)}
     else:
         parameters = None
 
     if update_func_argless:
 
         def update_print():
-            output = code_ex.run_code(**code_ex.params)
+            if code_input is None:
+                output = code_ex.params
+            else:
+                output = code_ex.run_code(**code_ex.params)
             code_ex.output.display_object = f"Output:\n{output}"
 
     else:
 
         def update_print(code_ex: CodeExercise):
-            output = code_ex.run_code(**code_ex.params)
+            if code_input is None:
+                output = code_ex.params
+            else:
+                output = code_ex.run_code(**code_ex.params)
             code_ex.output.display_object = f"Output:\n{output}"
 
     code_ex = CodeExercise(