I have read some introduction about how to create Google Chrome extensions. Is that possible to create the extension using Python instead of JS?
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I believe you can. Check [this](http://pyjs.org/) out. – manty Jan 06 '16 at 03:53
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You can use Transcrypt (http://www.transcrypt.org). Disclosure of mental (as opposed to financial) interest: I made it. – Jacques de Hooge Feb 01 '16 at 15:30
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A google chrome extension is simply a webpage with a few extra permissions and so on. So, what you're looking for is basically a method to use python as a scripting language inside a browser.
The problems with this :
- Not all browsers are capable of using python as a scripting language
- By default javascript scripts are enabled in most browsers, python may not be be.
- Not enough tutorials on how to use python here. JS is way more popular.
But returning to how to do it. Popular methods:
- Brython - They use HTML5 +
text/pythonscripts to directly embed python inside a browser. - PyJS - here, they actually compile Python into Javascript. Somewhat more complicated, but finally the browser sees JS, so it is usable anywhere.
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