| Name | Processing features | based on (& Python version) | Python standard library | libraries ecosystem | main features | main limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Processing Python Mode | Processing Java | Jython (Python 2) | complete | Processing Java | available inside Processing IDE, very Processing compatible | no web deployment, no modern Python libs |
| SkulptIDE and trinket.io | ProcessingJS | Skulpt (Python 2) | partial | unknown, possibly JavaScript | very nice web IDE, browser based sketches | ProcessingJS is defunct; not extensible |
| BrythonIDE | p5.js | Brython (Python 3) | fairly complete | JavaScript & p5.js | browser IDE, browser based sketches & very p5.js compatible | big downloads, can be slow |
| p5py | a new inplementation (incomplete) | Python 3 | complete | Python only | truly Python compatible | no web deployment, very different API from Processing, still very incomplete |
| pyp5js | p5.js | Transcrypt (Python 3) | incomplete | JavaScript & p5.js | browser based sketches! very p5js compatible | JS libraries only, command line interface |
| (future pyp5js) | p5js | Pyodide (Python 3) | complete | Python, JavaScript & p5.js | browser based sketches! very p5.js compatible & very Python compatible | (not ready yet) |
Earlier table presented in:
Villares, A. B. A., & Moreira, D. (2017). Python on the Landscape of Programming Tools for Design and Architectural Education. Presented at the SIGRADI 2017, Concepcíon, Chile.
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