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Python can not be executed directly by a browser, since only JavaScript and WebAssembly are natively supported. Python can not be executed directly by a browser, since only JavaScript and WebAssembly are natively supported.
We investigated a number of solutions for running Python code in the browser. We investigated a number of solutions for running Python code in the browser.
The first of these is Brython [cite:@quentelBrython2014]. The first of these is Brython\nbsp{}[cite:@quentelBrython2014].
Brython works by transpiling Python code to JavaScript, where the transpilation itself is also implemented in JavaScript. Brython works by transpiling Python code to JavaScript, where the transpilation itself is also implemented in JavaScript.
The project itself is conceptualized as a way to develop web applications in Python, and not to run arbitrary Python code in the browser, so a lot of its tooling is not directly applicable to our use case, especially concerning interactive input prompts. The project itself is conceptualized as a way to develop web applications in Python, and not to run arbitrary Python code in the browser, so a lot of its tooling is not directly applicable to our use case, especially concerning interactive input prompts.
It also runs on the main thread of the browser, so executing a student's code would freeze the browser until it is done running. It also runs on the main thread of the browser, so executing a student's code would freeze the browser until it is done running.
Another solution we looked at is Skulpt [cite:@scottSkulpt2009]. Another solution we looked at is Skulpt\nbsp{}[cite:@scottSkulpt2009].
It also transpiles Python code to JavaScript, and supports Python 2 and Python 3.7.
After loading Skulpt, a global object is added to the page where Python code can be executed through JavaScript.
Skulpt however also has the main drawback of Brython, namely that it executes on the main thread of the currently open tab.
The final option we looked at was Pyodide\nbsp{}[cite:@droettboomPyodide2018].
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