I don't know, i've been working with VHDL for 5 years and i don't see how this could be useful.
Usually we first develop our algorithms using fixed point math at Matlab, which is a piece of cake.
After doing this, developing our VHDL based on Matlab implementation is very straight forward.
Python language isn't a very common knowledge for people developing hardware, so they really need to learn a complete new language made to another domain (software) in order to do the same thing!
VHDL/Verilog has been used for 30 years and in my opinion will continue to be used for many mores, Python's language structure just doesn't have what's needed to the hardware domain.
I see myself wasting a lot of time having to teach our old hardware guys Python and how to think in terms of RTL with a new Language. That's why i didn't try to switch.
Remember, most of the engineers working with hardware come from EE background, not CS. They are more familliar with Schematics than C.
This is extremely useful for people with CS backgrounds who want to get into CS. My first dive into VHDL was disasterous, I feel like it would have went much better if I had used something like this with a familiar syntax.
Usually we first develop our algorithms using fixed point math at Matlab, which is a piece of cake.
After doing this, developing our VHDL based on Matlab implementation is very straight forward.
Python language isn't a very common knowledge for people developing hardware, so they really need to learn a complete new language made to another domain (software) in order to do the same thing!
VHDL/Verilog has been used for 30 years and in my opinion will continue to be used for many mores, Python's language structure just doesn't have what's needed to the hardware domain.
I see myself wasting a lot of time having to teach our old hardware guys Python and how to think in terms of RTL with a new Language. That's why i didn't try to switch.
Remember, most of the engineers working with hardware come from EE background, not CS. They are more familliar with Schematics than C.