Python compiler ? (was Re: Python for drivers?)

[mlauer at trollinger-fe.rz.uni-frankfurt.de]

Martijn Faassen (m.faassen at vet.uu.nl) wrote:
> Dave <redsand at dsuper.net> wrote:
> > Can Python be used for writing device drivers? I just got BeOS 5 and it
> > doesn't support some video cards. I'd like to write one for the Cirrus
> > Logic card and I want a language that's clear and concise- Python. I've
> > never written device drivers. Any suggestions?

> Most probably: no. If you got it going, it'd be sloooooooooow.
> Python is clear and concise, but it doesn't execute very quickly compared
> to C. Python's also not as good as C at access to the bare metal
> (the video card); you'd have to get significantly funky to be able to do
> that (and you'd need some C in there). So in this case I think that even 
> prototyping in Python, then moving to C, isn't going to work. Sorry!
> Wish I could've given you more positive suggestions. It's just one of those
> cases where Python isn't fast or low-level enough. This is rare, but it
> does happen.

Speaking if this... there was a guy in this newsgroup claiming
that he could write a Python compiler if there would be enough
interest. What has become of this (guy | project) ?

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