[Python-Dev] Internal representation of strings and Micropython (original) (raw)

Greg Ewing greg.ewing at canterbury.ac.nz
Thu Jun 5 02:08:21 CEST 2014


Serhiy Storchaka wrote:

A language which doesn't support O(1) indexing is not Python, it is only Python-like language.

That's debatable, but even if it's true, I don't think there's anything wrong with MicroPython being only a "Python-like language". As has been pointed out, fitting Python onto a small device is always going to necessitate some compromises.

-- Greg



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