Ask HN: Python on iPad

6 points·arunmib··8 comments

I'm teaching someone python and they only have an iPad. A quick search turned up Google Collab and Pythonista. What has your experience been using either one on iPad? Are there other options?

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These apps include several common packages such as numpy, matplotlib, pandas, etc

Pyto - a Python 3.8 IDE fo iPhone and iPad https://pyto.app

Carnets - standalone Jupiter notebook. Now with Python 3.9 https://twitter.com/carnets_jupyter

I haven't used Juno or Juno Connect https://juno.sh

Pythonista is great but it hasn't been actively developed in a couple years, and I think pieces of it might be broken. But as long as you stay away from the UI-building aspect of it, it should be enough for what you need.

Would it be possible to make a simple flash card app with it. Just to get something to pop up on the screen besides using the console.

Google Colab is really good. I don't have an iPad, but it does work on there IIRC. It's more suited towards deep learning, but the notebooks are really good to teach python nonetheless.

With PythonAnywhere https://www.pythonanywhere.com and Web2Py http://www.web2py.com you can develop at webbrowser.

Not on the iPad but I've had some success with Repl.it. It's used through the browser, and supports Python. It helps, as well, by permitting sharing of content between you and the student more directly (no need, at this stage, to figure out other code sharing mechanisms like git).

Perhaps Blink Shell + an EC2 instance or a digital ocean droplet? You also get Vim and a full linux system. This is what I do

Repl.it works great from Safari on iPad!

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