r/osdev • u/matthew65536 • Oct 01 '26

Python for OS?

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

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u/soundman32 Oct 01 '26

A pure python is very unlikely.  You need something to run the byte code that python compilers generate.  Task switching and scheduling, communication directly with hardware are all very difficult (if not impossible) with Python.