We are not aware of any teams in Virginia or DC that have used Python for
programming their FLL robot.

I suspect that a handful of teams from across the world used Python for the
City Shaper season.  I am not aware of any team-posted experiences.

FIRST doesn't think that choice of programming language will make a
significant difference in what robots are able to do. Based on my
experience with programming languages, I agree.  The differences will be in
ease of learning and ease of use, including maintainability.

My expectation for the upcoming challenge (the overall season theme for
FIRST programs is GAME CHANGERS) is that FIRST and LEGO Education will
again publish a sample mission (or part of a mission.). Spike Prime comes
with a Scratch environment for programming, and EV3 (and predecessors) came
with the MINDSTORMS environment, but the pseudocode is going to be pretty
much the same for both.

Steve Scherr
Virginia-DC FLL Referee Advisor

On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 10:18 PM Nishu Bhalla <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hello Kaitlin,
> I hope you are doing well and keeping safe. I have another question in the
> same vane. How popularly is Python used for programming EV3 brick? Have you
> seen teams successfully use it for the tournament?
>
>
> Thanks
> Nishu
>
> On May 8, 2020, at 2:38 PM, Ilnitzki, Kaitlin - ilnitzks <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> 
> Both the EV3 Mindstorm  AND Spike Prime can be used next season. One is
> not meant to replace the other!  This also opens up the programming
> languages that can be used!
>
> Additionally, on May 15th, FIRST will be revealing the robot game. Details
> as to where and when have not been released yet but I have been told we
> should hear early next week!
>
>
> Get Outlook for iOS
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__aka.ms_o0ukef&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=k6Oa5GxfBPFMgGjb2r5QIoEOeBZs9xbNIpA0kLw_kFQ&m=ESUthoiMYU8fj53vIAuc7G2wvViT7qpTGxoeWWStj8o&s=wtr3P3XCvy4a5AkYO0OH4yGBdUCeKDL7P4ctBQsvuNc&e=>
>
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> *From:* First Lego League in Virginia and DC <[log in to unmask]>
> on behalf of Mayreddy <[log in to unmask]>
> *Sent:* Friday, May 8, 2020 2:32 PM
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* [VADCFLL-L] FLL 2021
>
> Hello,
>            Hope you are doing well during these unprecedented times. As
> you know FIRST released the teaser for 2021 season
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__info.firstinspires.org_2021season&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=k6Oa5GxfBPFMgGjb2r5QIoEOeBZs9xbNIpA0kLw_kFQ&m=d6k9MD_6hfdXdituVLStrR_vRyRMPMrSz1MbTyEIAls&s=SnjJ6D0YC48UeAPjxYaNTONyoewVulo9swbNTizKHMc&e=
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__info.firstinspires.org_2021season&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=k6Oa5GxfBPFMgGjb2r5QIoEOeBZs9xbNIpA0kLw_kFQ&m=NcA9pmHv5YhB9GNCiQ1e76yMLr084aO1KTmBUuEaFA0&s=hMzHr4rVGCe3NfudL5a1fRifLBcAtNFcrUjqnIe2i88&e=>
> , my kids got really excited and are eager to get started. I understand the
> situation is fluid but want to leverage this quarentine period to keep the
> kids engaged.
>            I am reaching out to you for recommendations  regarding virtual
> collaboration and lessons.  I would love to know if graduating teams are
> willing to mentor my students . Lastly can someone confirm if we need to
> use SPIKE™ Prime for 2021 season. Your responses are greatly appreciated.
>
> Coach
> Dreamers
>
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