Low level python

[Fahd Khan]

I've used Python before in a device driver. It wasn't a kernel-mode
driver (either a GPIB device or serial, don't recall), and in our case
in fact we used Python for *speed*. That is, we needed access to some
Python code to do some data analysis and thought we'd save a little
time by sticking it directly in the driver. The driver itself is C.
Python is embedded (we pull python code out of a string table). Not
100% Python, but it's an example of how you could use Python in a
driver for something useful. ~fk

On Fri, 3 May 2002 14:36:37 +1200, "Matthew Sherborne"
<miracle at paradise.net.nz> wrote:

>You guys are scaring me. I don't feel safe on the cutting edge!
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>It actually doesn't look that hard using WinDriver (they even have device
>drivers written in VB!)
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>One prob I have to convince the rent payers: It uses 2-3Mb of RAM when
>running! Who wants a 3Mb device driver?
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>I remember that deeply embedded python recompile python dropping langauge
>features out. Is there an easy way to do this?
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>Anyone know how I can reduce the memory footprint of Python?
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>Matthew Sherborne
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