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The Micro Python project
========================
+This is the Micro Python project, which aims to put an implementation
+of Python 3.x on a microcontroller.
+
Subdirectories:
- py/ -- the core Python implementation, including compiler and runtime.
- unix/ -- a version of Micro Python that runs on Unix.
@@ -17,10 +20,12 @@ only for 64-bit machines due to a small piece of x86-64 assembler for
the exception handling.
To build:
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$ cd unix
$ make
Then to test it:
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$ ./py
>>> list(5 * x + y for x in range(10) for y in [4, 2, 1])
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https://launchpad.net/gcc-arm-embedded
To build:
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$ cd stm
$ make
Then to flash it via USB DFU to your device:
+
$ dfu-util -a 0 -D build/flash.dfu
You will need the dfu-util program, on Arch Linux it's dfu-util-git in the AUR.