Nokia launches Python for Series 60

Nokia has announced the general availability of Python for Series 60.

This is fantastic news for wireless developers who’ve been clambering for more programming options than just Symbian C++ and J2ME. As was noted in an internetnews.com interview with proud Nokia Python papa Erik Smartt:

“It seemed like a good language to bring to the device mostly because of the things you usually associate with Python,” Smartt said. “It’s easy to teach and it’s easy to learn. What we wanted to do was start bringing other languages to the devices and see how developers reacted to them.”

Learn more details about the Series 60 implementation from Forum Nokia and download the bits by clicking here (relnotes PDF). Need a Python primer? Try Python.org.

Makes me wish I still had my 7610. Oh well, I’ll have to pony up for a new Series 60 handset asap! 🙂