Objective Main goalsThe project will research and implement a flexible, configurable and performant version of Python, a popular Free/Open Source programming language. Much anecdotal, and some empirical, evidence suggests that Python is one of the easiest programming languages to learn and is one of the languages in which one can code up a given algorithm the fastest. The project aims to bring this highly productive language to a wider range of platforms and devices by providing simple means to build a highly customized language version.The approachThe project will achieve its goals principally by leveraging excellent research and the strengths of Open Source developer communities. In particular, it will explore and refine Sprint Driven Development, an agile rapid development method pioneered by Python communities in Europe. Sprints accelerate an already productive open development process by intensifying communication and feedback cycles for programmers and researchers. This process will also involve an existing non-profit organisation of Python firms to bind business communities into research and implementation of a unique runtime environment. Technically, the project will refine and implement innovative approaches to language implementation, based on object spaces and abstract interpretation.Concrete results.The new Python will maintain the semantics of the current implementation but will be more portable, more easily customised and extended, more efficient, and it will cover more programming paradigms in a way that respects the simplicity of the underlying language. In addition, the project will document and refine existing open source development models in the Python community. Although targeted principally at Python, most of the research results will be applicable to other high level languages. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftware Programme(s) FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006). Topic(s) IST-2002-2.3.2.3 - Open development platforms for software and services Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator DEUTSCHES FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUER KUENSTLICHE INTELLIGENZ GMBH Address Trippstadter strasse 122 67663 Kaiserslautern Germany See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CHANGEMAKER Sweden EU contribution € 0,00 Address Jarntorget 3 41112 Goeteborg See on map CREIGHTON LAURA Sweden EU contribution € 0,00 Address Goetabergsgatan 22 44134 Goeteborg See on map EMSLIE RICHARD United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Holmhead logie coldstone aboyne AB34 5PQ Aberdeenshire See on map HALDIMANN NIKLAUS Switzerland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Terrassenweg 16 3012 Bern See on map HEINRICH-HEINE-UNIVERSITAET DUESSELDORF Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Universitaetsstrasse 1 Duesseldorf See on map IMPARA GMBH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Listemannstrasse 10 39104 Magdeburg See on map LOGILAB France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 106 bis rue de rennes 75006 Paris See on map MERLINUX GMBH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Gerlandstrasse 8 31139 Hildesheim See on map OPEN END AB Sweden EU contribution € 0,00 Address Norra agatan 10 41664 Goteborg See on map TISMERYSOFT GMBH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Steinbergstrasse 42 31134 Hildesheim See on map VAN RIET PAAP ERIC RANDOLF Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address Obrechtstraat 69 3572ED Utrecht See on map
