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Re:Gravity – An embeddable programming language by bakery2k on Friday June 22, 2018 @11:41AM (#17374830)
MicroPython is a subset of Python intended for resource-constrained embedded devices, unlike Gravity which is designed to be embedded in applications. This is a significant difference - a while back I considered embedding MicroPython in an application (the Lua/Gravity/Wren scenario), but the Python programmers I discussed this with generally disliked the idea.

It seems those who already know Python want either the whole Python language, or not Python at all. I guess it's easier to learn a whole new language, than to use a language you already know but where some parts are suddenly off-limits?

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Re:Gravity – An embeddable programming language by stinos on Saturday June 23, 2018 @03:18AM (#17379993)
It seems those who already know Python want either the whole Python language, or not Python at all

Depends on whom you ask I guess. The subset implemented is fairly big imo. Maybe I just got lucky but I never really missed something, and looking at the list of differences [1] that might be because most of them are rather obscure/fancy features which I usually tend to avoid anyway or don't even know exist (multiple inheritance, attributes for functions just to name some) or else can be worked around.

[1] http://docs.micropython.org/en/latest/pyboard/genrst/index.h...

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Re:Gravity – An embeddable programming language by int_19h on Saturday June 23, 2018 @09:05AM (#17381089)
You might not use those features directly, but they're often used in library code. For example, attributes on functions are common technique for function decorators to store some associated data.
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Re:Gravity – An embeddable programming language by stinos on Saturday June 23, 2018 @09:12AM (#17381111)
Fair point. Porting existing libraries is usually a bit of a struggle. Luckily for the particlar applications we use we get along just fine with the standard library subset, everything else is a mix of custom C++ and Python modules.
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