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Python can also run on:
 
Python can also run on:
 
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* some [[microcontrollers]] -- see [https://micropython.org/ MicroPython] and [https://circuitpython.org/ CircuitPython] and [https://github.com/sparkslabs/pyxie Pyxie]
 
* PyScript project: Python running in-the-browser: https://pyscript.com/ , https://pyscript.net/ , [https://www.infoworld.com/article/2335203/pyscript-brings-python-into-the-browser-more-easily-than-ever.html (a)], [https://www.infoworld.com/article/2335480/intro-to-pyscript-run-python-in-your-web-browser.html (b)], [https://www.itprotoday.com/python/anaconda-aims-to-democratize-python-with-pyscript (c)], etc.
 
* PyScript project: Python running in-the-browser: https://pyscript.com/ , https://pyscript.net/ , [https://www.infoworld.com/article/2335203/pyscript-brings-python-into-the-browser-more-easily-than-ever.html (a)], [https://www.infoworld.com/article/2335480/intro-to-pyscript-run-python-in-your-web-browser.html (b)], [https://www.itprotoday.com/python/anaconda-aims-to-democratize-python-with-pyscript (c)], etc.
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* smartphones: the Kivy project supports cross-platform Python applications that: run on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS and Windows; Python for Android can turn into Android apps; Kivy for iOS can turn into iPhone apps; etc. -- see [[Install Kivy]]; https://kivy.org/ , https://github.com/kivy/kivy-ios , https://github.com/kivy/python-for-android
  
 
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Latest revision as of 21:52, 25 September 2025

Python is a Great Language

So are other Programming Languages, but for some purposes Python may be the best

Why

  • Has its own iconic cartoon [import antigravity] ( do you know of any for another language? )
  • Named after Monty Python, how cool is that.
  • Free
  • Runs on many OS's including the Raspberry PI.
  • Great interactive modes.
  • Concise, code often short without being cryptic.
  • Real language not a toy.
  • Widely used, lots of support books.....
  • Lots of libraries for doing lots of things.
  • Interpreted, but not all the time may be compiled.
  • Seems to play well with other languages.
  • Option for serious Object Orientation, almost everything is an object of a class.
  • No need to adopt the OO methodology for many programs.


But

  • Not statically typed which may not suit your tastes ( or may be a plus ).
  • Not the fastest, but often fast enough.


Ways to Run

  • From text editor, save file, run with an interpreter. ( Generally use Idle instead, nicer, almost as lean )
  • IPython, a highly interactive environment for Python ( I have not used )
  • Idle ( as in Eric ) a really really basic, IDE
  • Spyder is an open-source interactive development environment for Python that comes with Anaconda ( https://anaconda.com/ ).


The vast majority of Python programs run as normal applications directly on a laptop or server running Linux, Windows, or macOS. Python can also run on:

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