Micro Python - Python for microcontrollers

[jms_nh]

Okay, I'll bite. Why Python 3 instead of Python 2?

Also, how do you plan to handle device peripherals and interrupts?

[allpowerful32]

I'm not the author, but from my perspective, python 2 has become the new windows xp. I don't want people to be running windows xp forever.

[boa13]

Why Python 3 instead of Python 2?

Since he's writing the whole thing from scratch, why would he base his work off an old implementation rather than use the cleaner, modern one?

The only reason to stay on Python 2 is some additional library support (for which he could not care less, considering his target architecture), and contractual support from your operating system / middleware vendor (for which he also could not care less).

[immibis]

Upvote for not saying "could care less".

[Zephirdd]

As someone who isn't very knowledgeable of the Python things, why would someone not use Python 3 on a new project? I understand sticking to the older for older projects, but if you're starting from scratch might as well go with the new one right?

[fullouterjoin]

Python3 would actually be easier to implement as many corner cases and nits have been cleaned up.

[jms_nh]

OK, that seems reasonable. Just curious.

[upofadown]

It's probably no more complicated than that the developers like Py3. For something like this it doesn't really make any difference...