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Re:MicroPython by mottosso on Sunday August 16, 2020 @04:17PM (#24180881)
I was wondering the same as the parent, and in my case it's library support (e.g. NumPy) and compatibility/familiarity in the space (VFX) where Python is everywhere and Lua is unheard of.
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Re:MicroPython by otterlicious on Sunday August 16, 2020 @04:39PM (#24181100)
If you want NumPy support in particular you basically have to use CPython.

The only other implementation that really supports it is PyPy which is not in any sense more lightweight.

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Re:MicroPython by matt_trentini on Sunday August 16, 2020 @09:30PM (#24182956)
Although much smaller in scope than NumPy, MicroPython (and CircuitPython) now have the ulab library which provides similar fast array manipulations:

https://github.com/v923z/micropython-ulab

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Re:MicroPython by drran on Monday August 17, 2020 @03:29AM (#24184854)
So, use Python instead of MicroPython.
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