On Dec 5, 2013 10:30 PM, "Christopher Barker" <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 9:26 PM, geremy condra <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> You've been able to run Python on ARM for years now. I ported python3 to Android back in the G1 days and it was based on instructions that were commonly available for 2.x at the time. >> > Did you check out that kickstarter page? This isn't really about running on ARM, it's about running python on a small, cheap ARM-based microcontroller with no OS. And a nifty pre-installed board for it all.
No, I hadn't. I was responding specifically to the first paragraph of the email. > > He's also offering to package it up with some cool add-ons. > > This looks to me kind of like a native-python Arduino. > > very cool! Hmm, dunno about this. His stated goal is to match Python's grammar, but it's possible to conform completely to Python's grammar and still not be very much like python. In particular, adopting C integer semantics is pretty wild. I can't think of a sizeable body of Python code I would count on to handle that gracefully. Also, I don't understand his comments about avoiding heap allocations in interrupt handlers. Stack allocating integers is fine, but how do you avoid a heap allocation in a dictionary comprehension or string slice? > > -Chris > > > > > >> >> Geremy Condra >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 3:09 PM, Kevin LaTona <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> If the thought of being able to run Python on a 32bit based ARM processor board is of interest. >>> >>> You have less than 7 days left to get over to kickstarter to check this new Micro Python project out and to support it. >>> >>> http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/214379695/micro-python-python-for-microcontrollers/backers >>> >>> >>> Currently there is about 1,200 people world wide who has jumped on board. >>> >>> >>> Damien the developer on the project has posted 14 updates about it that you might want to read to find out more about this. >>> >>> He has added support for both TCP/IP via a WIZ820io Wifi board and USB-OTG io as well. >>> >>> >>> Think about it….. Python running on a chip….. Pretty darn cool idea worth checking out…... if this sort of thing spins your bennie? >>> >>> -Kevin >>> >> > > > > -- > Christopher Barker, PhD > > Python Language Consulting > - Teaching > - Scientific Software Development > - Desktop GUI and Web Development > - wxPython, numpy, scipy, Cython
