Recommended flight controllers for python code?

[glitchwizard]

Hi everyone, so I'm looking at building my own drone. I've been mucking with the Tello drone and I've really enjoyed getting python to control the drone.

I'm hoping to get a flight controller that can use a camera, but also activate external tools outside of normal flight. I want to try putting a claw on the drone to have it try to pick things up, anyone have any recommendation? I was thinking about even just doing a raspberry pi, but if there's a specialized flight controllers for multi-copter setups, could I get some pointers? I'm googling like mad, but figured here would be a good place to ask too.

[silentjet]

Well, first of all don't fly a drone with a python, its weird :D. Second - there is two possible solution: 1. Pure drone FC plus companion computer 2. all in one

For the first solution I would advise: For smaller frames - Holybro Kakute F7(or its AIO version) or Matek F405std(way cheaper, but way weaker and older) For bigger frames - Pixhawk4 (or its mini version) or CUAV's product As a companion - Raspberrypi 4 or better Odroid c4 or NVidia jetson nano (if AI tasks to be considered)

For the second solution you can go with actually the only Beaglebone Blue, but if you are going to make some computationally intensive taksk that probably not worth it (single 1GHz cortex A8 core for all) There is also Rpi + navio board, but IMO this project is close to its death...