HP_PRIME PYTHON SYNTAX: HP_PPY

[toml_12953]

(11-13-2017 09:08 PM)parisse Wrote:  

(11-13-2017 07:32 PM)toml_12953 Wrote:  A few people are working on replacement firmware for the Prime (non-HP, of course). I'd gladly give up HPPL, CAS or both for a full Python interpreter.

Very nice if they succeed, I always respect the work of others. But I doubt a calculator is the best device to program in Python, it's slow and it's certainly hard to port some popular Python modules. I believe it's better to have integrated software and that basic Python-like syntax is sufficient on a calculator.

Even if not Python then I'd like some other standardized language that's available across platforms. Languages such as C or Pascal. If there's room in the ROM, HPPL could easily be extended to Pascal. It's so close now.