MicroPython was created by Damien George in 2013 In response, Scott and Limor gave a fascinating look at the origins of CircuitPython and the decision to spin it off into a separate project.

CircuitPython 8.0.0-rc.1 is now available via the official GitHub release page by following the link below and brings with it a wealth of functionality.

Micropython comes already with some modules and enough functions to get some stuff out-of-the-box working. E.g. the infamous version of “hello world” for microcontrollers aka led-blinking.

MicroPython also provides a host of features and is able to take advantage of the same libraries available for Python. In addition, it’s portable and can be used on a variety of microcontrollers ...