The journey to building a
supercomputer on the has begun with the uploading of Python
3.
There are several benefits of bringing
on-board Python. First, it is a high-level scripting language. Second, Python_3
is a superior version of Python 2. The upgrade introduced like The_future_module, a
new way to use the print function, a new way to read and interpret input from
the keyboard, an enhanced integer division mechanism, among others.
_unwriter, a Twitter user, , “Python_3 has been uploaded to .
Building a computer on , step by step.”
In replying, Pepoliopo, another
Twitter user, :
“ is now a computer and it gets loaded with all kinds of programming languages – on-chain. It’s like updating this computer, but with endless possibilities. Then build everything – on-chain. It’s crazy cause it’s a new kind of IT-Entity nobody has experience with.”
However, although programmers were
excited with the upload, some lamented that it could only be used to a
state. Where state transition needs to be done, a manual process needs to be
initiated using “actual Turing complete
computer.”
Generally, programmers using Python_3 will
take advantage and locks availed
by . This feature opens the to be used for
computational purposes when interfaced with other systems.
“It’s not really though is it? You’re only storing state; you still have to perform state transitions manually using an actual Turing complete computer. is a with write locks which can be used in combination with other systems to perform computations.”
Python features the Bitcoin_tools
library which caters for things like keys creation and management,
creation of transactions from scratch, transaction
serialization/deserialization, transaction analysis, among others.
An Understanding of Python Is a Pre-Requisite
To better understand the connection
between Python and , you’ll need a computer capable of handling the
Python programming environment, a clue of Python programming, and be
comfortable using the command line to run programs.
With Python installed, you can generate a private key, a public key, create a address, create a multi-signature address, and view the transaction history. Note that a multiple signature (Multi-Sig) address is an address linked to more than one private key.
Before performing these functions, you
will be required to first install the python library by typing ‘pip
install ’ from the command line.
While some in the
circles are excited about Python_3 finding its way onto the ,
others are still not sure what to make of this development. But even without a
clue, they are optimistic.
For example, Paalsky, a Twitter user, in
the same thread said:
“I don’t even have a clue what you guys are on about but I like it! So cool! I know this is the start of something BIG.”
Even so, Twitter users like Pepoliopo,
complained saying they lack the technical skills and experience to program in
Python.
Uploading Python_3 on the
ignited curiosity among programming students with some saying,
albeit bitterly, that they are “just
starting to learn” Python coding and are looking for “any advice or recommendations for success.”
And the answer, “practice, practice,
practice. What do you want to build? Go that [way] and learn your way to it.”
Published at Mon, 15 Apr 2019 16:07:59 +0000
