Who uses Python?

[Stef Mientki]

Hendrik van Rooyen wrote:
> "Stef Mientki" <S.Mi......am at mailbox.kun.nl> wrote:
> 
>> I use Python as  a replacement for MatLab,
>> and intend to use it as replacement for Delphi, AutoIt, PHP, VB.
>> And I'ld love to use it as a replacement for micro controller programming.
> 
> If you have a little sub - 64k micro this is not really practical.
> 
> What we have done is to define a limited virtual machine with
> a simple "assembler" language and used Python to write the
> "compiler" for it.
> 
> Then you have to write the interpreter for the virtual machine
> in the native micro's code - Either using C or assembler, and
> you are away from the hardware, into a useful layer of abstraction.
> 
> ... well sort of - in such a small thing, you are never really far from
> the hardware, as that is what its supposed to be controlling - but
> what it definitely buys you is that your apps written in your special
> language become portable between disparate processors like say
> an ARM at the upper end and an 8031/8051 at the lower...
> 
> Such "interpreters" are surprisingly little code, and they work
> well - faster than what one would expect. - often outperforming
> C code that does pass by value...
> 
> - Hendrik
> 
hello Hendrik,

I use even smaller micro controllers (PIC) and
as I'm just writing a functional simulator for it in Python,
(see http://oase.uci.kun.nl/~mientki/data_www/pic/jalcc/python/jal_simulation.html
and even a small movie: (600 kB) http://oase.uci.ru.nl/~mientki/download/jal_simulator1.htm

I would love to see your code,
not directly to use it (I want JAL),
but it might give me some good ideas.

cheers,
Stef Mientki