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Ryan Walmsley
Ryan Walmsley

Reputation: 369

Running a Python Application on BOINC

I am currently in the process of setting up my first BOINC project and have configured the server and site to the point where the next step is my application.

I have no experience in C programming but I know the python language to a level I feel confident programming in and have written a little test program that hashes numbers (https://github.com/ryanteck/Simple-Hash).

My question is how do I go about turning this into a BOINC application, the Wiki entry on the BOINC site is very vague and has not got any tutorials or readme files on how to get started.

I know that all of the clients will be using Python 2.7.3 on Debian Linux (V7)

Edit: I am looking for a way to run a separate python application on each machine, not spread the load between multiple devices. I will look into converting to C but like I have said above. I know basically no C code. I know how to compile but not code it.

Upvotes: 4

Views: 934

Answers (2)

Ryan Walmsley
Ryan Walmsley

Reputation: 369

I was able to do this in the end by using CX Freeze to create a distributable binary file and then created a task just like the hello world one.

Upvotes: 0

Steve Barnes
Steve Barnes

Reputation: 28405

Given that I can not find any mention of python being directly as a BOINC client language on the web site you have basically 3 choices, (leaving out learn C++):

  1. Code in python and use cx-freeze or any of the other such tools to produce your executable - Lots to learn there.
  2. Use a python to C++ converter such as shed-skin - Less to learn than 1 above but still quite a lot.
  3. write it in pure python and install in on a distributable VM as in the description here.

Upvotes: 3

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