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Can Raspberry Pi  run on Python?

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e14 Contributor over 10 years ago

Can Raspberry Pi run on Python?

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  • Robert Peter Oakes
    0 Robert Peter Oakes over 10 years ago

    Actually the correct answer is NO, the Raspberry PI can not run on Python but if you reverse the question

     

    "Can Python run on a Raspberry PI"

     

    then the answer is yes and it is easy to use as Enric0 has already explained

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    0 packetgeek over 10 years ago in reply to Robert Peter Oakes

    Peter, I need to bump your "No" answer to "Maybe", while avoiding directly answering the original question.  There are a few efforts to run Python (MicroPython or similar) on bare metal Pi's (see Drew's post at: Javascript, Python meets "bare metal").

     

    Not sure how many people are actually using it.  Might fall into the "because we can" bucket.

     

    R/ Tim

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  • Robert Peter Oakes
    0 Robert Peter Oakes over 10 years ago in reply to packetgeek

    Not really, I was directly answering the question rather than the "Implied" Question

     

    Your explanation is still running Python on a PI, albeit at the hardware level vs under Linux

     

    Peter

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  • balearicdynamics
    0 balearicdynamics over 10 years ago in reply to Robert Peter Oakes

    Peter,

     

    I almost agree with you about the difficult to rung Python as the Raspberry PI OS. If it will be done, there is a lot of low level effort, just as because Python is a language (interpreted and high level). But as the correct order of the question (literally interpreted) it is senseless, like the question "can Raspberry PI run on C++" I have automatically ignored the original - true - sense of the question and reverted it as I supposed it was in mind of the author.

     

    Enrico

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    0 Robert Peter Oakes over 10 years ago in reply to balearicdynamics

    LOL, I guess what my wife calls "My English Humour" just went over everyones head, I was simply trying to add some fun into the conversation and would never in a zillion years take a question like that literally as I knew imediatly what was being asked for rather than what was written, which is why I imediatly followed by refering to your answer as a good place to start

     

    Ah well, I guess I can only get better in 2016 image

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    0 Robert Peter Oakes over 10 years ago in reply to balearicdynamics

    LOL, I guess what my wife calls "My English Humour" just went over everyones head, I was simply trying to add some fun into the conversation and would never in a zillion years take a question like that literally as I knew imediatly what was being asked for rather than what was written, which is why I imediatly followed by refering to your answer as a good place to start

     

    Ah well, I guess I can only get better in 2016 image

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    0 balearicdynamics over 10 years ago in reply to Robert Peter Oakes

    Peter, your reputation is too high to risk to think you are just joking image

     

    Enrico

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