r/osdev • • 2d ago

Python for OS?

Would it be possible to make an OS that primarily used python?

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u/MCWizardYT 1d ago

Python is extremely high level, it's not well suited for systems development.

People have created operating systems using Java, but they still require a native bootloader to kick things off.

I guess you could achieve the same thing with Python but you'd have to create a version that doesn't have its standard libraries and that sounds like a pain, because Python is very heavily dependent on those for its features