It isn't publicly available but Python has been ported to the Playstation 2 video game console. The only weakness is that a binary distribution wouldn't be useful because the format of Playstation CDs isn't portable. Jason Asbahr told me about. Perhaps at the python conference he can slip us some bootleg disks with a raw interpreter prompt "game". It might be somewhat tedious programming with a gamepad thingee but it would nevertheless be cool to be able to. The real goal of the port is to use Python as a scripting language for a game with a silly-sounding name that I can't remember. -- Take a recipe. Leave a recipe. Python Cookbook! http://www.ActiveState.com/pythoncookbook
Paul Prescod writes:
It isn't publicly available but Python has been ported to the Playstation 2 video game console. The only weakness is that a binary distribution wouldn't be useful because the format of Playstation CDs isn't portable. Jason Asbahr told me about. Perhaps at the python
I'm curious: Is it the filesystem format or the lower-level tracking format? If its only the former, a prepared image should be useful. (And no, I don't have a PS2 waiting to boot up Python!) -Fred -- Fred L. Drake, Jr. <fdrake at acm.org> PythonLabs at Zope Corporation
On Mon, Jul 30, 2001 at 01:26:43AM -0400, Fred L. Drake, Jr. wrote:
Paul Prescod writes:
It isn't publicly available but Python has been ported to the Playstation 2 video game console. The only weakness is that a binary distribution wouldn't be useful because the format of Playstation CDs isn't portable. Jason Asbahr told me about. Perhaps at the python
I'd *love* a copy of that :)
I'm curious: Is it the filesystem format or the lower-level tracking format? If its only the former, a prepared image should be useful.
A prepared image won't help. Playstation CD's are copy-protected using a gimmick that makes images useless (unless you perform or get someone to perform a probably illegal operation on your console ;)
(And no, I don't have a PS2 waiting to boot up Python!)
I do.. It's not exactly doing nothing right now, but it can sure use some
Python :)
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Thomas Wouters
"Fred L. Drake, Jr." wrote:
Paul Prescod writes:
It isn't publicly available but Python has been ported to the Playstation 2 video game console. The only weakness is that a binary distribution wouldn't be useful because the format of Playstation CDs isn't portable. Jason Asbahr told me about. Perhaps at the python
I'm curious: Is it the filesystem format or the lower-level tracking format? If its only the former, a prepared image should be useful. (And no, I don't have a PS2 waiting to boot up Python!)
Most likely those "in the know" aren't even allowed to tell us that much. For all I know the filesystem is encrypted. Remember that these game manufacturers do NOT want an independent third party market to arise. They want you to come to them for the specs. -- Take a recipe. Leave a recipe. Python Cookbook! http://www.ActiveState.com/pythoncookbook
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