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Frap: /* Programming examples */ PEP-8

2025-02-03T15:12:21Z

Programming examples: PEP-8

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	[["Hello, World!" program\|Hello world]] program:		[["Hello, World!" program\|Hello world]] program:
	<syntaxhighlight lang="python">		<syntaxhighlight lang="python">
	# ~~print~~ to serial console		# Print to serial console

	print('Hello, World!')		print("Hello, World!")
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

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	import pyb		import pyb

	# ~~turn~~ LED on		# Turn LED on

	pyb.LED(1).on()		pyb.LED(1).on()
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	import os		import os

	# ~~open~~ and read a file		# Open and read a file

	with open('/readme.txt') as f:		with open("/readme.txt") as f:
	print(f.read())		print(f.read())
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

Okterakt: /* Pyboard */ link

2025-02-02T03:20:30Z

Pyboard: link

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	The pyboard is the official MicroPython microcontroller board which fully supports MicroPython's software features. The pyboard's hardware features include:<ref name="MP-Website" />		The pyboard is the official MicroPython microcontroller board which fully supports MicroPython's software features. The pyboard's hardware features include:<ref name="MP-Website" />

	* microcontroller (MCU consisting of [[Central processing unit\|CPU]], flash [[Read-only memory\|ROM]] and [[Random-access memory\|RAM]])		* [[microcontroller]] (MCU consisting of [[Central processing unit\|CPU]], flash [[Read-only memory\|ROM]] and [[Random-access memory\|RAM]])
	* [[microUSB]] connector		* [[microUSB]] connector
	* [[micro-SD]] card slot		* [[micro-SD]] card slot

Okterakt: /* Pyboard */ links (mostly)

2025-02-02T03:19:58Z

Pyboard: links (mostly)

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	* [[micro-SD]] card slot		* [[micro-SD]] card slot
	* IO pins		* IO pins
	* [[switch]]es, [[LEDs]], servo ports, real time clock, [[accelerometer]]		* [[switch]]es, [[LEDs]], [[Servomotor\|servo]] ports, [[Real-time clock\|real time clock]], [[accelerometer]]

	==== The booting process ====		==== The booting process ====

	The pyboard contains an internal drive (filesystem) named <code>/flash</code> which is stored within the board's flash memory, additionally, a [[microSD]] card can be inserted into a slot and is accessible through <code>/sd</code>. When booted up, a pyboard must select a filesystem to boot from either <code>/flash</code> or <code>/sd</code> with the current directory being set to either <code>/flash</code> or <code>/sd</code>. By default, if an SD card is inserted, <code>/sd</code> will be used, if not, <code>/flash</code> is used. If needed, the use of the SD card for the booting process can be avoided by creating an empty file called <code>/flash/SKIPSD</code> which is stored on the board flash memory to skip the SD card for the booting process.<ref name="MP-Website" />		The pyboard contains an internal drive with filesystem named <code>/flash</code> which is stored within the board's flash memory, additionally, a [[microSD]] card can be inserted into a slot and is accessible through <code>/sd</code>. When booted up, a pyboard must select a filesystem to boot from either <code>/flash</code> or <code>/sd</code> with the current directory being set to either <code>/flash</code> or <code>/sd</code>. By default, if an SD card is inserted, <code>/sd</code> will be used, if not, <code>/flash</code> is used. If needed, the use of the SD card for the booting process can be avoided by creating an empty file called <code>/flash/SKIPSD</code> which is stored on the board flash memory to skip the SD card for the booting process.<ref name="MP-Website" />

	==== Boot modes ====		==== Boot modes ====

Okterakt: /* The booting process */ formatting, clarify text

2025-02-02T03:19:04Z

The booting process: formatting, clarify text

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	==== The booting process ====		==== The booting process ====

	The pyboard contains an internal drive (filesystem) named /flash which is stored within the board's flash memory, additionally, a [[microSD]] card can be inserted into a slot and is accessible through /sd. When booted up, a pyboard must select a filesystem to boot from either /flash or /sd with the current directory being set to either /flash or /sd. By default, if an SD card is inserted, /sd will be used, if not, /flash is used. If needed, the use of the SD card for the booting process can be avoided by creating an empty file called /flash/SKIPSD which ~~will~~ ~~remain~~ on the board ~~and~~ ~~exist~~ ~~when the pyboard is booted up and will~~ skip the SD card for the booting process.<ref name="MP-Website" />		The pyboard contains an internal drive (filesystem) named <code>/flash</code> which is stored within the board's flash memory, additionally, a [[microSD]] card can be inserted into a slot and is accessible through <code>/sd</code>. When booted up, a pyboard must select a filesystem to boot from either <code>/flash</code> or <code>/sd</code> with the current directory being set to either <code>/flash</code> or <code>/sd</code>. By default, if an SD card is inserted, <code>/sd</code> will be used, if not, <code>/flash</code> is used. If needed, the use of the SD card for the booting process can be avoided by creating an empty file called <code>/flash/SKIPSD</code> which is stored on the board flash memory to skip the SD card for the booting process.<ref name="MP-Website" />

	==== Boot modes ====		==== Boot modes ====

Okterakt: /* Pyboard */ microcontroller ''is'' MCU

2025-02-02T03:17:29Z

Pyboard: microcontroller ''is'' MCU

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	The pyboard is the official MicroPython microcontroller board which fully supports MicroPython's software features. The pyboard's hardware features include:<ref name="MP-Website" />		The pyboard is the official MicroPython microcontroller board which fully supports MicroPython's software features. The pyboard's hardware features include:<ref name="MP-Website" />

	* microcontroller (MCU, [[Central processing unit\|CPU]], flash [[Read-only memory\|ROM]] and [[Random-access memory\|RAM]])		* microcontroller (MCU consisting of [[Central processing unit\|CPU]], flash [[Read-only memory\|ROM]] and [[Random-access memory\|RAM]])
	* [[microUSB]] connector		* [[microUSB]] connector
	* [[micro-SD]] card slot		* [[micro-SD]] card slot

Okterakt: /* Boot modes */ formatting

2025-02-02T03:16:50Z

Boot modes: formatting

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	* standard boot: green LED only (runs boot.py then python program)		* standard boot: green LED only (runs boot.py then python program)
	* safe boot: orange LED only (does not run any scripts during boot-up)		* safe boot: orange LED only (does not run any scripts during boot-up)
	* filesystem reset: green and orange LED together (resets flash drive to factory state and boots in safe mode)		* filesystem reset: green and orange LED together (resets flash drive to factory state and boots in safe mode) – used as a fix when filesystem is corrupted
	* used as a fix when filesystem is corrupted

	==== Errors ====		==== Errors ====

RJFJR: /* Programming examples */ move ref out of heading

2025-01-28T17:32:47Z

Programming examples: move ref out of heading

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	* if all 4 LEDs cycle on and off then there is a hard fault which cannot be recovered from and requires a hard reset.<ref name="MP-Website" />		* if all 4 LEDs cycle on and off then there is a hard fault which cannot be recovered from and requires a hard reset.<ref name="MP-Website" />

	== Programming examples<ref name=":2" /> ==		== Programming examples ==
			Source:<ref name=":2" />

	[["Hello, World!" program\|Hello world]] program:		[["Hello, World!" program\|Hello world]] program:

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	[[File:Casio FX-9860G3.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A Casio FX-9860GIII calculator which was introduced in 2020, and came with built-in MicroPython]]		[[File:Casio FX-9860G3.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A Casio FX-9860GIII calculator which was introduced in 2020, and came with built-in MicroPython]]

	MicroPython was originally created by the Australian programmer Damien George, after a successful [[Kickstarter]]-backed campaign in 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Micro Python: Python for microcontrollers\|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/214379695/micro-python-python-for-microcontrollers\|website=Kickstarter\|accessdate=15 December 2016}}</ref> The original Kickstarter campaign released MicroPython with an [[STM32#STM32 F4\|STM32F4]]-powered development board "pyboard". In the meantime MicroPython has been developed to support a number of [[ARM architecture\|ARM]] based architectures.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Beningo\|first1=Jacob\|title=Prototype to production: MicroPython under the hood\|url=http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/embedded-basics/4442357/Prototype-to-production---MicroPython-under-the-hood\|accessdate=15 December 2016\|publisher=EDN Network\|date=11 July 2016}}</ref>		MicroPython was originally created by the Australian programmer Damien George, after a successful [[Kickstarter]]-backed campaign in 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Micro Python: Python for microcontrollers\|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/214379695/micro-python-python-for-microcontrollers\|website=Kickstarter\|date=26 February 2016 \|accessdate=15 December 2016}}</ref> The original Kickstarter campaign released MicroPython with an [[STM32#STM32 F4\|STM32F4]]-powered development board "pyboard". In the meantime MicroPython has been developed to support a number of [[ARM architecture\|ARM]] based architectures.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Beningo\|first1=Jacob\|title=Prototype to production: MicroPython under the hood\|url=http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/embedded-basics/4442357/Prototype-to-production---MicroPython-under-the-hood\|accessdate=15 December 2016\|publisher=EDN Network\|date=11 July 2016}}</ref>
	The ports supported in the mainline are ARM Cortex-M (many [[STM32]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=MicroPython on Nucleo STM32, STM32F411CE, and STM32F401CC: flashing firmware and basic tools \|url=https://mischianti.org/micropython-on-nucleo-stm32-stm32f411ce-and-stm32f401cc-flashing-firmware-and-basic-tools/ \|website=Mischianti\|date=August 2023 }}</ref>		The ports supported in the mainline are ARM Cortex-M (many [[STM32]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=MicroPython on Nucleo STM32, STM32F411CE, and STM32F401CC: flashing firmware and basic tools \|url=https://mischianti.org/micropython-on-nucleo-stm32-stm32f411ce-and-stm32f401cc-flashing-firmware-and-basic-tools/ \|website=Mischianti\|date=August 2023 }}</ref>
	boards, [[RP2040]] boards, TI CC3200/WiPy, Teensy boards, Nordic nRF series, SAMD21 and SAMD51), [[ESP8266]], [[ESP32]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=MicroPython with esp8266 and esp32: flashing firmware and programming with basic tools \|url=https://mischianti.org/micropython-with-esp8266-and-esp32-flashing-firmware-and-programming-with-basic-tools-1/ \|website=Mischianti\|date=7 June 2023 }}</ref>		boards, [[RP2040]] boards, TI CC3200/WiPy, Teensy boards, Nordic nRF series, SAMD21 and SAMD51), [[ESP8266]], [[ESP32]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=MicroPython with esp8266 and esp32: flashing firmware and programming with basic tools \|url=https://mischianti.org/micropython-with-esp8266-and-esp32-flashing-firmware-and-programming-with-basic-tools-1/ \|website=Mischianti\|date=7 June 2023 }}</ref>

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2024-10-03T17:32:57Z

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Espruino]]		* [[Espruino]]
			* [[CircuitPython]]

	== References ==		== References ==

BjKa: /* History */

2024-09-09T08:20:48Z

History

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	[[File:Casio FX-9860G3.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A Casio FX-9860GIII calculator which was introduced in 2020, and came with built-in MicroPython]]		[[File:Casio FX-9860G3.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A Casio FX-9860GIII calculator which was introduced in 2020, and came with built-in MicroPython]]

	MicroPython was originally created by the Australian programmer Damien George, after a successful [[Kickstarter]]-backed campaign in 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Micro Python: Python for microcontrollers\|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/214379695/micro-python-python-for-microcontrollers\|website=Kickstarter\|accessdate=15 December 2016}}</ref> ~~While the~~ original Kickstarter campaign released MicroPython with an [[STM32#STM32 F4\|STM32F4]]-powered development board "pyboard", MicroPython ~~supports~~ a number of [[ARM architecture\|ARM]] based architectures.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Beningo\|first1=Jacob\|title=Prototype to production: MicroPython under the hood\|url=http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/embedded-basics/4442357/Prototype-to-production---MicroPython-under-the-hood\|accessdate=15 December 2016\|publisher=EDN Network\|date=11 July 2016}}</ref> The ports supported in the mainline are ARM Cortex-M (many [[STM32]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=MicroPython on Nucleo STM32, STM32F411CE, and STM32F401CC: flashing firmware and basic tools \|url=https://mischianti.org/micropython-on-nucleo-stm32-stm32f411ce-and-stm32f401cc-flashing-firmware-and-basic-tools/ \|website=Mischianti\|date=August 2023 }}</ref> boards, [[RP2040]] boards, TI CC3200/WiPy, Teensy boards, Nordic nRF series, SAMD21 and SAMD51), [[ESP8266]], [[ESP32]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=MicroPython with esp8266 and esp32: flashing firmware and programming with basic tools \|url=https://mischianti.org/micropython-with-esp8266-and-esp32-flashing-firmware-and-programming-with-basic-tools-1/ \|website=Mischianti\|date=7 June 2023 }}</ref> 16-bit PIC, Unix, Windows, Zephyr, and JavaScript.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=George\|first1=Damien P.\|title=micropython/ports at master · micropython/micropython\|url=https://github.com/micropython/micropython/tree/master/ports\|accessdate=22 October 2019\|website=GitHub}}</ref> Also, there are many forks for a variety of systems and hardware platforms not supported in the mainline.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Sokolovsky\|first1=Paul\|title=Awesome MicroPython\|url=https://github.com/pfalcon/awesome-micropython#forks-and-variants\|accessdate=22 October 2019\|website=GitHub}}</ref>		MicroPython was originally created by the Australian programmer Damien George, after a successful [[Kickstarter]]-backed campaign in 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Micro Python: Python for microcontrollers\|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/214379695/micro-python-python-for-microcontrollers\|website=Kickstarter\|accessdate=15 December 2016}}</ref> The original Kickstarter campaign released MicroPython with an [[STM32#STM32 F4\|STM32F4]]-powered development board "pyboard". In the meantime MicroPython has been developed to support a number of [[ARM architecture\|ARM]] based architectures.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Beningo\|first1=Jacob\|title=Prototype to production: MicroPython under the hood\|url=http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/embedded-basics/4442357/Prototype-to-production---MicroPython-under-the-hood\|accessdate=15 December 2016\|publisher=EDN Network\|date=11 July 2016}}</ref>
			The ports supported in the mainline are ARM Cortex-M (many [[STM32]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=MicroPython on Nucleo STM32, STM32F411CE, and STM32F401CC: flashing firmware and basic tools \|url=https://mischianti.org/micropython-on-nucleo-stm32-stm32f411ce-and-stm32f401cc-flashing-firmware-and-basic-tools/ \|website=Mischianti\|date=August 2023 }}</ref>
			boards, [[RP2040]] boards, TI CC3200/WiPy, Teensy boards, Nordic nRF series, SAMD21 and SAMD51), [[ESP8266]], [[ESP32]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=MicroPython with esp8266 and esp32: flashing firmware and programming with basic tools \|url=https://mischianti.org/micropython-with-esp8266-and-esp32-flashing-firmware-and-programming-with-basic-tools-1/ \|website=Mischianti\|date=7 June 2023 }}</ref>
			16-bit PIC, Unix, Windows, Zephyr, and JavaScript.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=George\|first1=Damien P.\|title=micropython/ports at master · micropython/micropython\|url=https://github.com/micropython/micropython/tree/master/ports\|accessdate=22 October 2019\|website=GitHub}}</ref>
			Also, there are many forks for a variety of systems and hardware platforms not supported in the mainline.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Sokolovsky\|first1=Paul\|title=Awesome MicroPython\|url=https://github.com/pfalcon/awesome-micropython#forks-and-variants\|accessdate=22 October 2019\|website=GitHub}}</ref>

	In 2016, a version of MicroPython for the [[BBC]] [[Micro Bit]] was created as part of the [[Python Software Foundation]]'s contribution to the Micro Bit partnership with the BBC.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Williams\|first1=Alun\|title=Hands on with the BBC Micro-Bit user interface\|url=http://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/embedded-systems/video-bbc-micro-bit-user-interface-2015-07/\|website=ElectronicsWeekly.com\|date=7 July 2015\|accessdate=8 July 2015}}</ref>		In 2016, a version of MicroPython for the [[BBC]] [[Micro Bit]] was created as part of the [[Python Software Foundation]]'s contribution to the Micro Bit partnership with the BBC.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Williams\|first1=Alun\|title=Hands on with the BBC Micro-Bit user interface\|url=http://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/embedded-systems/video-bbc-micro-bit-user-interface-2015-07/\|website=ElectronicsWeekly.com\|date=7 July 2015\|accessdate=8 July 2015}}</ref>

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	[[File:Casio FX-9860G3.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A Casio FX-9860GIII calculator which was introduced in 2020, and came with built-in MicroPython]]		[[File:Casio FX-9860G3.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A Casio FX-9860GIII calculator which was introduced in 2020, and came with built-in MicroPython]]

	MicroPython was originally created by the Australian programmer Damien George, after a successful [[Kickstarter]]-backed campaign in 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Micro Python: Python for microcontrollers\|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/214379695/micro-python-python-for-microcontrollers\|website=Kickstarter\|accessdate=15 December 2016}}</ref> The original Kickstarter campaign released MicroPython with an [[STM32#STM32 F4\|STM32F4]]-powered development board "pyboard". In the meantime MicroPython has been developed to support a number of [[ARM architecture\|ARM]] based architectures.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Beningo\|first1=Jacob\|title=Prototype to production: MicroPython under the hood\|url=http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/embedded-basics/4442357/Prototype-to-production---MicroPython-under-the-hood\|accessdate=15 December 2016\|publisher=EDN Network\|date=11 July 2016}}</ref>		MicroPython was originally created by the Australian programmer Damien George, after a successful [[Kickstarter]]-backed campaign in 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Micro Python: Python for microcontrollers\|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/214379695/micro-python-python-for-microcontrollers\|website=Kickstarter\|date=26 February 2016 \|accessdate=15 December 2016}}</ref> The original Kickstarter campaign released MicroPython with an [[STM32#STM32 F4\|STM32F4]]-powered development board "pyboard". In the meantime MicroPython has been developed to support a number of [[ARM architecture\|ARM]] based architectures.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Beningo\|first1=Jacob\|title=Prototype to production: MicroPython under the hood\|url=http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/embedded-basics/4442357/Prototype-to-production---MicroPython-under-the-hood\|accessdate=15 December 2016\|publisher=EDN Network\|date=11 July 2016}}</ref>
	The ports supported in the mainline are ARM Cortex-M (many [[STM32]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=MicroPython on Nucleo STM32, STM32F411CE, and STM32F401CC: flashing firmware and basic tools \|url=https://mischianti.org/micropython-on-nucleo-stm32-stm32f411ce-and-stm32f401cc-flashing-firmware-and-basic-tools/ \|website=Mischianti\|date=August 2023 }}</ref>		The ports supported in the mainline are ARM Cortex-M (many [[STM32]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=MicroPython on Nucleo STM32, STM32F411CE, and STM32F401CC: flashing firmware and basic tools \|url=https://mischianti.org/micropython-on-nucleo-stm32-stm32f411ce-and-stm32f401cc-flashing-firmware-and-basic-tools/ \|website=Mischianti\|date=August 2023 }}</ref>
	boards, [[RP2040]] boards, TI CC3200/WiPy, Teensy boards, Nordic nRF series, SAMD21 and SAMD51), [[ESP8266]], [[ESP32]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=MicroPython with esp8266 and esp32: flashing firmware and programming with basic tools \|url=https://mischianti.org/micropython-with-esp8266-and-esp32-flashing-firmware-and-programming-with-basic-tools-1/ \|website=Mischianti\|date=7 June 2023 }}</ref>		boards, [[RP2040]] boards, TI CC3200/WiPy, Teensy boards, Nordic nRF series, SAMD21 and SAMD51), [[ESP8266]], [[ESP32]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=MicroPython with esp8266 and esp32: flashing firmware and programming with basic tools \|url=https://mischianti.org/micropython-with-esp8266-and-esp32-flashing-firmware-and-programming-with-basic-tools-1/ \|website=Mischianti\|date=7 June 2023 }}</ref>

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	[[File:Casio FX-9860G3.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A Casio FX-9860GIII calculator which was introduced in 2020, and came with built-in MicroPython]]		[[File:Casio FX-9860G3.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A Casio FX-9860GIII calculator which was introduced in 2020, and came with built-in MicroPython]]

	MicroPython was originally created by the Australian programmer Damien George, after a successful [[Kickstarter]]-backed campaign in 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Micro Python: Python for microcontrollers\|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/214379695/micro-python-python-for-microcontrollers\|website=Kickstarter\|accessdate=15 December 2016}}</ref> ~~While the~~ original Kickstarter campaign released MicroPython with an [[STM32#STM32 F4\|STM32F4]]-powered development board "pyboard", MicroPython ~~supports~~ a number of [[ARM architecture\|ARM]] based architectures.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Beningo\|first1=Jacob\|title=Prototype to production: MicroPython under the hood\|url=http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/embedded-basics/4442357/Prototype-to-production---MicroPython-under-the-hood\|accessdate=15 December 2016\|publisher=EDN Network\|date=11 July 2016}}</ref> The ports supported in the mainline are ARM Cortex-M (many [[STM32]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=MicroPython on Nucleo STM32, STM32F411CE, and STM32F401CC: flashing firmware and basic tools \|url=https://mischianti.org/micropython-on-nucleo-stm32-stm32f411ce-and-stm32f401cc-flashing-firmware-and-basic-tools/ \|website=Mischianti\|date=August 2023 }}</ref> boards, [[RP2040]] boards, TI CC3200/WiPy, Teensy boards, Nordic nRF series, SAMD21 and SAMD51), [[ESP8266]], [[ESP32]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=MicroPython with esp8266 and esp32: flashing firmware and programming with basic tools \|url=https://mischianti.org/micropython-with-esp8266-and-esp32-flashing-firmware-and-programming-with-basic-tools-1/ \|website=Mischianti\|date=7 June 2023 }}</ref> 16-bit PIC, Unix, Windows, Zephyr, and JavaScript.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=George\|first1=Damien P.\|title=micropython/ports at master · micropython/micropython\|url=https://github.com/micropython/micropython/tree/master/ports\|accessdate=22 October 2019\|website=GitHub}}</ref> Also, there are many forks for a variety of systems and hardware platforms not supported in the mainline.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Sokolovsky\|first1=Paul\|title=Awesome MicroPython\|url=https://github.com/pfalcon/awesome-micropython#forks-and-variants\|accessdate=22 October 2019\|website=GitHub}}</ref>		MicroPython was originally created by the Australian programmer Damien George, after a successful [[Kickstarter]]-backed campaign in 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Micro Python: Python for microcontrollers\|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/214379695/micro-python-python-for-microcontrollers\|website=Kickstarter\|accessdate=15 December 2016}}</ref> The original Kickstarter campaign released MicroPython with an [[STM32#STM32 F4\|STM32F4]]-powered development board "pyboard". In the meantime MicroPython has been developed to support a number of [[ARM architecture\|ARM]] based architectures.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Beningo\|first1=Jacob\|title=Prototype to production: MicroPython under the hood\|url=http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/embedded-basics/4442357/Prototype-to-production---MicroPython-under-the-hood\|accessdate=15 December 2016\|publisher=EDN Network\|date=11 July 2016}}</ref>
			The ports supported in the mainline are ARM Cortex-M (many [[STM32]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=MicroPython on Nucleo STM32, STM32F411CE, and STM32F401CC: flashing firmware and basic tools \|url=https://mischianti.org/micropython-on-nucleo-stm32-stm32f411ce-and-stm32f401cc-flashing-firmware-and-basic-tools/ \|website=Mischianti\|date=August 2023 }}</ref>
			boards, [[RP2040]] boards, TI CC3200/WiPy, Teensy boards, Nordic nRF series, SAMD21 and SAMD51), [[ESP8266]], [[ESP32]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=MicroPython with esp8266 and esp32: flashing firmware and programming with basic tools \|url=https://mischianti.org/micropython-with-esp8266-and-esp32-flashing-firmware-and-programming-with-basic-tools-1/ \|website=Mischianti\|date=7 June 2023 }}</ref>
			16-bit PIC, Unix, Windows, Zephyr, and JavaScript.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=George\|first1=Damien P.\|title=micropython/ports at master · micropython/micropython\|url=https://github.com/micropython/micropython/tree/master/ports\|accessdate=22 October 2019\|website=GitHub}}</ref>
			Also, there are many forks for a variety of systems and hardware platforms not supported in the mainline.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Sokolovsky\|first1=Paul\|title=Awesome MicroPython\|url=https://github.com/pfalcon/awesome-micropython#forks-and-variants\|accessdate=22 October 2019\|website=GitHub}}</ref>

	In 2016, a version of MicroPython for the [[BBC]] [[Micro Bit]] was created as part of the [[Python Software Foundation]]'s contribution to the Micro Bit partnership with the BBC.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Williams\|first1=Alun\|title=Hands on with the BBC Micro-Bit user interface\|url=http://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/embedded-systems/video-bbc-micro-bit-user-interface-2015-07/\|website=ElectronicsWeekly.com\|date=7 July 2015\|accessdate=8 July 2015}}</ref>		In 2016, a version of MicroPython for the [[BBC]] [[Micro Bit]] was created as part of the [[Python Software Foundation]]'s contribution to the Micro Bit partnership with the BBC.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Williams\|first1=Alun\|title=Hands on with the BBC Micro-Bit user interface\|url=http://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/embedded-systems/video-bbc-micro-bit-user-interface-2015-07/\|website=ElectronicsWeekly.com\|date=7 July 2015\|accessdate=8 July 2015}}</ref>