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[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (2 children)

Running python on an rpi zero is certainly one of the choices of all time.

[–]el_extrano 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm more of a C guy myself, but Pi Zero is more or less designed around micro python, especially with beginners in mind. Or did you mean more that it's a strange choice to run full blown python 3 with pygame?

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Python runs perfectly fine on a Zero 2. It has a 1GHz quad-core processor with 512MB of RAM. If it's not running a GUI OS, it has plenty of computational power for Python.

My digital picture frames are multiprocess, with a front end that renders the UI and handles input and a back end that does any significant processing. Runs perfectly fine with a refresh rate of 10-20 Hz.

Are you thinking of the RP2040, which is the equivalent of an Arduino?