Question about Python?

[yash101]

Well, Python is a Simple and "elegant-syntaxed" language. It is very easy to teach to newbies, many times easier than Java or C! Other than that, it is cross-platform because it is interpreted!

There are also lots of tutorials to teach it.
Learning it is also inexpensive. The Raspberry Pi is a good way to learn Python because that is the most encouraged language for the platform!

[geomapguy]

Originally Posted by yash101

Well, Python is a Simple and "elegant-syntaxed" language. It is very easy to teach to newbies, many times easier than Java or C!

Don't forget LabVIEW is super easy to teach and is regarded as the newbie language.(and also a very complex language)

Originally Posted by yash101

There are also lots of tutorials to teach it.

I'm pretty sure the other FRC languages are well documented by FRC, NI, WPI, and various teams.

[yash101]

yes. That is true. LabView can be easy if you wan tit to be easy and hard if you want it to be hard.

It is true that there are all sorts of FRC tutorials. However, the Python tutorials are more generalized and from a much wider audience!

[MaxMax161]

As stated above while it appears to be possible to use python it is not recomended. At the moment I think it would take more work to get python working well then to simply use one of the three supported languages (Java, C++, LabVIEW).

[JosephC]

Originally Posted by yash101

It is true that there are all sorts of FRC tutorials. However, the Python tutorials are more generalized and from a much wider audience!

I strongly disagree when you say Python tutorials are more generalized and from a much wider audience. The number of C++ and Java tutorials is staggering. Python may be an easy language to learn on your own, but with less FRC tutorials for Python, one of the supported languages would be much simpler to apply to FRC.

Java and C++ are used in, to my belief at least, the majority of applications. Being used in so many different applications, it would shocking to say the least to say there are more generalized and wider audienced tutorials for Python.


To the OP: Learning how to use Python in the offseason would be a great idea! However, with Kickoff rapidly approaching, you would most likely be better off using one of the supported languages. You can compare it to building a swerve drive with no prior experience in the build season.

[MaxMax161]

Originally Posted by JosephC

I strongly disagree when you say Python tutorials are more generalized and from a much wider audience. The number of C++ and Java tutorials is staggering. Python may be an easy language to learn on your own, but with less FRC tutorials for Python, one of the supported languages would be much simpler to apply to FRC.

Forgot to mention, the tutorials for nearly every single function of LabVIEW are amazing! Especially when it comes to FRC. EVERY single block has a tutorial and example it's involved in. Helped me a tremendous amount when first self teaching myself LabVIEW.

[JosephC]

Originally Posted by MaxMax161

Forgot to mention, the tutorials for nearly every single function of LabVIEW are amazing! Especially when it comes to FRC. EVERY single block has a tutorial and example it's involved in. Helped me a tremendous amount when first self teaching myself LabVIEW.

Dead correct, can't believe I forgot to mention that!