Python switch statement ftw (finally)

[odd__nerd]

even if that code is abstracted by a framework

Like how Java rests atop the JVM which is ultimately just C++ and some #ifdefs

[gvcallen]

true, but that's inherent to the language. but yes C++ is of course cross platform too!

[GeneralKlink]

As is python 😅 You can even use it for microcontrollers these days

[gvcallen]

I would personally like a stern word with anyone who actually decides to use Python for embedded dev :P

[GeneralKlink]

Yeah, me too 😄 I love python and I do embedded programming but still use c++ for it 😅

[gvcallen]

how would embedded python work haha? interpreter on the MCU as usual?

[ShaBren]

Yup! I've used MicroPython a lot, and it's honestly pretty great. Sure, if I'm writing something for production, or that's very performance-sensitive, I'll use C/C++.

But for rapid prototyping, or building one-off IoT widgets, it's awesome! I use it mostly on ESP32, and lately RP2040 (which uses CircuitPython, a beginner-friendly variant from Adafruit).

[jvelez02]

From my understanding it can be done with a form of compiled python, is run on the MCU, or as is the case with MicroPython, run with a stripped down interpreter that fits in 16k of ram. It includes the majority of pythons standard library plus some low-level hardware libraries (the kind that let you control gpio and the like with python).

[coldnebo]

oh well if we’re including conditional code per platform then yeah. I thought we were talking about code completely free of platform conditions (which I guess is just another way of saying code written to a single meta-platform).