[Microbit-Python] Python on the MicroBit. The PSF's suggested solution.

[Michael]

Have read the document.

Micropython works on the device? Micropython works on the device!
That's *astonishingly
awesome*, especially considering everything else discussed there.

I'm truly astonished and think that's an amazing accomplishment. It's a *far
FAR *better solution that I could have hoped for. When I was putting the
prototype micro:bit and system together this simply wasn't due to the
constraints we had then - which led to the python/c++ compiler tool chain
approach (I checked Micropython and Pymite last october). This is really
cool.

The production microbit being a larger device with more RAM/Flash allowing
this is IMO a far far better solution.

*Howard, Fiona: *The proposed option *eliminates* the need for a compile
step at all for python. You can still have a browser based editor - but
rather than having it sent to a server for compilation, you could simply
download the file/save locally. You can retain all the same branding etc,
you can have the files hosted on the same platform as the rest I would
assume (since they could be static content I guess), but you sidestep the
need to worry about the touch develop platform.

Ignoring all the technical benefits that this brings, it brings a major
extra - it means that if in a week, a year, 2 years, 5 years, hosting for a
compiler site went away, children using them in Y8, Y9, Y12 would still be
able to use their devices, so long as they were in "python mode".

*Nick:* I'm not sure how quickly your mail will be read - I know there's
things happening tomorrow, and I'll be there, so I'll see if I can point
Howard/Fiona in this direction allow with your specific requests.
(Hopefully they'll both see this beforehand)

None of this is even vaguely my call, but I think this is really really
fantastic progress :-)


Michael.

On 6 July 2015 at 17:14, Nicholas H.Tollervey <ntoll at ntoll.org> wrote:

> Hi Fiona and Howard,
>
> (cc: the microbit at python.org mailing list.)
>
> You asked for "Python on the Microbit".
>
> We (those who participated in two recent workshops) have a
> recommendation to fulfil this request. I've written a private password
> protected web-based report that summarises our work and recommendation.
>
> The details you need are as follows:
>
> URL: http://tollervey.com/bbc/
> Username: microbit
> Password: snakes
>
> (Note - all the content in the report, including the videos and images,
> is password protected.)
>
> We want to move forward on this recommendation as quickly as possible.
>
> As a result we'd like to meet with the BBC (where "we" is myself, Damien
> and someone from the Raspberry Pi Foundation) to work out how we can
> best cooperate, collaborate and complement each other's work.
>
> How does Friday afternoon at the BBC in London look to you? Late
> afternoon is best for me.
>
> What we need from the BBC is a FAST decision on how we move forward. It
> would be useful if decision makers at the BBC can be in the proposed
> meeting to facilitate this. Put simply, the longer the delay, the harder
> this becomes for all concerned.
>
> As always, I'm more than happy to answer any questions you may have
> and/or move any mountains that appear on our roadmap.
>
> Best wishes and best of luck for tomorrow's launch,
>
> Nicholas.
>
>
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