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* because writing in C sucks | * because writing in C sucks | ||
* your time is valuable | * your time is valuable | ||
* once a python zealot, always a python zealot. | * once a python zealot, always a python zealot. | ||
| − | =Compiling python from source= | + | ==Compiling python from source== |
# Construct the [[Scratchbox]] environment. | # Construct the [[Scratchbox]] environment. | ||
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# {{Command|./configure; make; make install}} | # {{Command|./configure; make; make install}} | ||
| − | =If you're too lazy to do all that...= | + | ==If you're too lazy to do all that...== |
You can download all of this prebuilt in [http://files.chumby.com/languages/python/python2.6-chumby.tgz python2.6-chumby.tgz] (13MB). | You can download all of this prebuilt in [http://files.chumby.com/languages/python/python2.6-chumby.tgz python2.6-chumby.tgz] (13MB). | ||
Just unpack onto a USB drive, add your python code and a "debugchumby" script, and you can write your own python applications for your chumby! | Just unpack onto a USB drive, add your python code and a "debugchumby" script, and you can write your own python applications for your chumby! | ||
Latest revision as of 14:10, 27 November 2010
Why Python?
- because writing in C sucks
- your time is valuable
- once a python zealot, always a python zealot.
Compiling python from source
- Construct the Scratchbox environment.
- Download the source to the python flavor of your choice
- ./configure; make; make install
If you're too lazy to do all that...
You can download all of this prebuilt in python2.6-chumby.tgz (13MB).
Just unpack onto a USB drive, add your python code and a "debugchumby" script, and you can write your own python applications for your chumby!
