Python for small systems (ucLinux)

[David Brown]

"Chris Tavares" <cct at tavaresstudios.com> wrote in message
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> "David Brown" <david at no.westcontrol.spam.com> wrote in message
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> > Basically, what I need is the python byte-code interpreter, along with a
> few
> > critical libraries.
> >
> > Since the alternative (write the app in C/C++) will undoutably take more
> > time and effort than writing the app in python, I am happy to work on
such
> a
> > system, rather than expecting to find a complete, ready-to-run package,
> but
> > I would much prefer to find out about existing efforts and opinions as
to
> > how feasable this is before wading in myself.
> >
>
> Do you *have* to have python, or are you just looking for an interpreter
so
> you don't have to write in C/C++? While I love Python, for truly limited
> environments you probably can't beat Lua ( http://www.lua.org ). The
> interpreter compiles to less than 100k, and it's explicitly designed to
let
> you separate the parser/compiler from the runtime.
>

No, I don't have to have Python, but it would be useful to have the
application run cross-platform (i.e., embedded ucLinux for those that want
that, or on a PC for those that prefer it), and python is definitely my
first choice for PC programming (Linux and/or Windows - and Mac too, I
guess, although I haven't used one in years).  I'll have a look at lua later
today, however.