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SmartPy is a language available via the Python library and is designed to allow developers to write smart contracts quickly and easily without needing to know the ins and outs of the Tezos blockchain’s native Michelson universal virtual machine language.
For many new developers, Python is the first language they learn, and this was the case with Bennett University undergraduate Rohan Pahwa, who has been exploring the world of smart contracts on the Tezos blockchain using SmartPy.
“When I found out you can create dApps with Python on the Tezos blockchain, I started using SmartPy without any hesitation because I was already familiar and comfortable with Python,” he says.
Rohan says even people new to development can quickly get to grips with Python because of its easy-to-grasp syntax and features. “Michelson is a totally different language; you need to thoroughly learn it before starting to develop with it.”
He also says SmartPy makes it easy for newer developers to write smart contracts because it is a Python library. “It has easy-to-understand syntax, dynamically typed functions, and great flexibility.
“SmartPy adds some changes of its own to native Python, but that’s because it makes it easier for users to write smart contracts,” he adds.
Using SmartPy allows experienced – and even new – developers to dive right into smart contract writing on the Tezos blockchain without the need to learn a smart contract-specific language.
SmartPy offers a range of tools to facilitate smart contract writing, including analytics, which uses elements of the user interface to analyze the smart contract and its properties.
Also included in SmartPy is SmartML, a virtual machine written in OCaml, and a compiler used to translate contracts from SmartML to Michelson. And because SmartPy is based on the Python library, it allows the use of SmartML definitions.
The developers of SmartPy, SmartPy.io, believe these features will lower the barrier for entry into smart contract writing and empower developers of dApps and smart contracts to contribute to the Tezos ecosystem even if they lack experience in functional programming.
“It is our primary goal that SmartPy creates the necessary bridge between a development environment which is as simple and friendly as possible without sacrificing any of the robustness and security which are at the core identity of Tezos,” the developers write.
According to the young developer Rohan, SmartPy provides a safe and comfortable space for new developers to create smart contracts. It’s also easy for those new developers to onboard, he says.
“All they need to do is understand the basic working of a dApp,” he says, “such as the interactions required between the Tezos blockchain, the user, and the basics of Python.”
Learn more about Tezos smart contract development here: https://tezos.com/developers/
