CircuitPython

CircuitPython is an open-source derivative of the <a href="/facts/MicroPython/b4lbhpF2">MicroPython</a> programming language targeted toward students and beginners. Development of CircuitPython is supported by <a href="/facts/Adafruit_Industries/wKs6V9Tt">Adafruit Industries</a>. It is a <a href="/facts/Software/RP79lVSW">software</a> implementation of the <a href="/facts/Python_/YbuGqofa">Python</a> 3 <a href="/facts/Programming_language/cWTYbgWa">programming language</a>, written in <a href="/facts/C_/Ky2No763">C</a>. It has been ported to run on several modern <a href="/facts/Microcontroller/MKrnAhnm">microcontrollers</a>.
CircuitPython consists of a Python compiler to bytecode and a runtime interpreter of that bytecode that runs on the microcontroller hardware. The user is presented with an interactive prompt (the <a href="/facts/Read%25E2%2580%2593eval%25E2%2580%2593print_loop/lddjCYxt">REPL</a>) to execute supported commands immediately. Included are a selection of core Python libraries. CircuitPython includes modules which give the programmer access to the low-level hardware of supported products as well as higher-level libraries for beginners.
CircuitPython is a fork of MicroPython, originally created by Damien George. The MicroPython community continues to discuss forks of MicroPython into variants such as CircuitPython.
CircuitPython is targeted to be compatible with <a href="/facts/CPython/kMhXKEGC">CPython</a>, the reference implementation of the Python programming language. Programs written for CircuitPython-compatible boards may not run unmodified on other platforms such as the <a href="/facts/Raspberry_Pi/Ie6Lx9n5">Raspberry Pi</a>.

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