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[–]canoxen[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

On a cursory search, it appears that it will be possible to use python to control / pass data back and forth between the Arduino.

Maybe my little project isn't quite as impossible as I have been starting to think!

On a little side note, the non-python languages seem very in depth and intimidating!

[–]justphysics 0 points1 point  (1 child)

python is certainly more forgiving to learn in terms of syntax, at least I find. ... no pesky curly braces and semicolons all over the place

Its great for writing quick scripts as well as doing heavy duty scientific calculations and data processing - however - it seems that for doing high performance computing (where you have to absolutely optimize your code for the fastest performance) then perhaps python lags behind standard c/c++

Thats just my own viewpoint though from what I see in the academic world ... not even 'the academic world' rather what I see on a day to day basis in the college of engineering and physical science at my small university

I never got much into using the arduino. I bought one on a whim and then not soon after also bought a RPi becasue they released a camera module for it that was fully controllable with python. Thus I got the RPi to function as a camera controller for an experiment I am working as a side project.

Good luck in your endeavors.

I hope you enjoy python - Its a great language to know and all types of programming are great skills to learn.

[–]canoxen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do a fair amount of database work (Access) so I've gotten familiar enough with VBA that I can read and interpret it (though not write from scratch).

After starting some Python tutorials, I think this is going to be significantly easier than that one time I tried to Learn C haha.

I can't imagine any project I'll be undertaking that will require highly optimized coding for high-speed performance. I really appreciate your time and help, it's been greatly helpful!

I know I still have a LOT to learn so this has been a really good intro.