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Ingenuity is running Python?

• Rebelgecko 3y ago
  The vehicle itself is mostly C++ but there's lots of python in the ground station and data processing
  • varelse 3y ago
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  • jeffparsons 3y ago
    Wow, I somehow never imagined that even NASA's technology choices would be influenced by "all the data stuff being for Python". But I guess if it's all sandboxed and any errors are reversible... then why not? It all makes rational sense. It just feels weird to think about Python running on Mars before there's even people there.
    • zelphirkalt 3y ago
      GP stated, that there is a lot of Python based stuff on the ground though, as I read it. Not necessarily on Mars.
      • jeffparsons 3y ago
        Ah, I see. I read "ground station" as hardware on the ground on Mars, as opposed to on the helicopter itself.
• foobarbecue 3y ago
  We did recently (2 months ago...?) add a couple of Python scripts to the heli for the first time.
• deleted 3y ago
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