Section 3:
Writing Embedded Applications

Section 3 shows the reader how to use the embedded Linux platform to create a working device for their applicationw. The section starts with a survey of various Python packaging and deployment options to assist with the iterative development of your application. We then learn how to make effective use of the Linux process and threads model and how to manage memory in a resource-constrained device.

This part of the book comprises the following chapters:

• Chapter 16, Packaging Python
• Chapter 17, Learning About Processes and Threads
• Chapter 18, Managing Memory