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This is the MicroPython project, which aims to put an implementationof Python 3.x on microcontrollers and small embedded systems.You can find the official website atmicropython.org.

WARNING: this project is in beta stage and is subject to changes of thecode-base, including project-wide name changes and API changes.

MicroPython implements the entire Python 3.4 syntax (including exceptions,with,yield from, etc., and additionallyasync/await keywords fromPython 3.5). The following core datatypes are provided:str (includingbasic Unicode support),bytes,bytearray,tuple,list,dict,set,frozenset,array.array,collections.namedtuple, classes and instances.Builtin modules includesys,time, andstruct, etc. Select ports havesupport for_thread module (multithreading). Note that only a subset ofPython 3 functionality is implemented for the data types and modules.

MicroPython can execute scripts in textual source form or from precompiledbytecode, in both cases either from an on-device filesystem or "frozen" intothe MicroPython executable.

See the repositoryhttp://github.com/micropython/pyboard for the MicroPythonboard (PyBoard), the officially supported reference electronic circuit board.

Major components in this repository:

• py/ -- the core Python implementation, including compiler, runtime, andcore library.
• mpy-cross/ -- the MicroPython cross-compiler which is used to turn scriptsinto precompiled bytecode.
• unix/ -- a version of MicroPython that runs on Unix.
• stmhal/ -- a version of MicroPython that runs on the PyBoard and similarSTM32 boards (using ST's Cube HAL drivers).
• minimal/ -- a minimal MicroPython port. Start with this if you wantto port MicroPython to another microcontroller.
• tests/ -- test framework and test scripts.
• docs/ -- user documentation in Sphinx reStructuredText format. RenderedHTML documentation is available athttp://docs.micropython.org (be sureto select needed board/port at the bottom left corner).

Additional components:

• bare-arm/ -- a bare minimum version of MicroPython for ARM MCUs. Usedmostly to control code size.
• teensy/ -- a version of MicroPython that runs on the Teensy 3.1(preliminary but functional).
• pic16bit/ -- a version of MicroPython for 16-bit PIC microcontrollers.
• cc3200/ -- a version of MicroPython that runs on the CC3200 from TI.
• esp8266/ -- an experimental port for ESP8266 WiFi modules.
• extmod/ -- additional (non-core) modules implemented in C.
• tools/ -- various tools, including the pyboard.py module.
• examples/ -- a few example Python scripts.

The subdirectories above may include READMEs with additional info.

"make" is used to build the components, or "gmake" on BSD-based systems.You will also need bash and Python (at least 2.7 or 3.3).

The "unix" port requires a standard Unix environment with gcc and GNU make.x86 and x64 architectures are supported (i.e. x86 32- and 64-bit), as wellas ARM and MIPS. Making full-featured port to another architecture requireswriting some assembly code for the exception handling and garbage collection.Alternatively, fallback implementation based on setjmp/longjmp can be used.

To build (see section below for required dependencies):

$ cd unix$ make axtls$ make

Then to give it a try:

$ ./micropython>>> list(5 * x + y for x in range(10) for y in [4, 2, 1])

UseCTRL-D (i.e. EOF) to exit the shell.Learn about command-line options (in particular, how to increase heap sizewhich may be needed for larger applications):

$ ./micropython --help

Run complete testsuite:

$ make test

Unix version comes with a builtin package manager called upip, e.g.:

$ ./micropython -m upip install micropython-pystone$ ./micropython -m pystone

Browse available modules onPyPI.Standard library modules come frommicropython-lib project.

Building Unix version requires some dependencies installed. ForDebian/Ubuntu/Mint derivative Linux distros, installbuild-essential(includes toolchain and make),libffi-dev, andpkg-config packages.

Other dependencies can be built together with MicroPython. Oftentimes,you need to do this to enable extra features or capabilities. To buildthese additional dependencies, first fetch git submodules for them:

$ git submodule update --init

Use this same command to get the latest versions of dependencies, asthey are updated from time to time. After that, inunix/ dir, execute:

$ make deplibs

This will build all available dependencies (regardless whether theyare used or not). If you intend to build MicroPython with additionaloptions (like cross-compiling), the same set of options should be passedtomake deplibs. To actually enabled use of dependencies, editunix/mpconfigport.mk file, which has inline descriptions of the options.For example, to build SSL module (required forupip tool described above),setMICROPY_PY_USSL to 1.

Inunix/mpconfigport.mk, you can also disable some dependencies enabledby default, like FFI support, which requires libffi development files tobe installed.

The "stmhal" port requires an ARM compiler, arm-none-eabi-gcc, and associatedbin-utils. For those using Arch Linux, you need arm-none-eabi-binutils andarm-none-eabi-gcc packages. Otherwise, try here:https://launchpad.net/gcc-arm-embedded

To build:

$ cd stmhal$ make

You then need to get your board into DFU mode. On the pyboard, connect the3V3 pin to the P1/DFU pin with a wire (on PYBv1.0 they are next to each otheron the bottom left of the board, second row from the bottom).

Then to flash the code via USB DFU to your device:

$ make deploy

This will use the includedtools/pydfu.py script. If flashing the firmwaredoes not work it may be because you don't have the correct permissions, andneed to usesudo make deploy.See the README.md file in the stmhal/ directory for further details.