MicroPython #1 - Lets Get Started

#MicroPython #esp32 #downloading #installing #using
It's no secret I like MicroPython... and MicroPython on the ESP32 is amazing, so I decided to start a video series about MicroPython.

In this first episode I talk about what MicroPython is, where to get it, how to deploy it and how to use it...

*NOTE: I have incorrectly stated that MicroPython is based on CPython, when in fact it's not. It's designed to be as "compatible" with CPython as possible so skills learned and code written in Python can be easily transferred to MicroPython. Sorry for the confusion.

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[afterhours]

I just received a ESP32 board today and found your video. You answered a TON of questions I had and helped me on my path to MicroPython greatness! Thanks!

[meagrebones]

I stumbled across MicroPython when I got a Micro:bit so I could introduce my grandson to with electronics. What a revelation! I've barely used the Arduino IDE since. Great video. I'm looking forward to increasing my skills along with you.

[ephraimwestenberger]

Thonny now supports the Micropython interpreter and direct connection to the board. You can even flash the firmare to the board over thonny. However, thank you for the great video! :) Just wanted to let you guys know.

[NielsenWill]

Thanks, was trying to get started on my first micropython board and you were the only one that I found with full instructions on how to connect to the board. Thank you!

[crocolierrblx]

im working on a project of making a stick pc with the raspberry pi pico and this video is perfect. Thanks!

[klashe]

Better than most of the other micropython tutorial videos i've seen. thank you

[taimojoots]

Thank you for this video series! Just started with ESP32 board and being a little familiar with Python it makes so much more sense than Arduino IDE.

[paulrautenbach]

Looking forward to the rest of this series. Thanks.

[TradieTrev]

Wish I watched this video first playing around with your new devices! Totally RTFM Trev haha!

[stormbytes]

Really awesome tutorial. Will definitely be following the series. My only complaint is that there’s too much screen being shown at once which makes the font very difficult to read. Thanks for the effort!

[elektronkim]

I like it for some uses. I use a type of Blockly for most and then I can run into detailed problems and fix it in a line or more. On a RPI Pico I prefer MMBasic. On a Cardputer it was horrible, so the main Apps I made is C++, but any transmissions can be a mix. It will grow over time as well, like you have some code somewhere and can reuse a lot of it.

[thegardenofeatin]

I first tried micropython (really circuitpython, because Limor Fried) on a circuitplayground express. Which is an ARM-based toy. Which has native USB. So when you plug it into the computer, it mounts like a thumb drive. You can write a python file in whatever text editor you want (Idle, Gedit, Notepad, cat and echo, whatever) and just drag and drop it. Then I tried it on my Sparkfun Thing Plus. I was able to get a repl via Screen, but it didn't want to mount as a (teeny tiny) mass storage device. How to get code onto it? Well, amusingly, Mu is able to read and delete but not edit files on an ESP32, but Thonny can.

[BenDover-pqxj]

If your a newbie i got no chance in this lifetime, again superb.

[cavanbiggs]

If anyone is using windows the screen command won't work as it relates to mac and linux.
*On Windows you'll want to use a tool like PuTTY to connect to the serial port. Download and run PuTTY, then configure it to use a serial connection to the board's COM port at 115200 baud.*

[blobanater]

Thanks so much! For Windows PuTTY is a nice alternative for screen.

[SatansLtlBaby]

not sure if you are aware but the tiny pico code examples don't seem to work properly with the latest MicroPython build 1.15 (at least on my v1 board). I refreshed with the OLDEST available at this time (1.12) and the example codes from tinypico-micropython-master work again.
for noobs like me who are used to using Circuitpython this was pretty discouraging and I almost just threw the board in a drawer. it would be helpful if the example code was updated to work

[TheTinkerDad]

Ok, here's a confession - I think it was almost a year ago when I saw Andreas Spiess' video about MicroPython, but I was like "meh, microcontrollers need to use C code, period." ... but this video caused me to second guess myself.

[DustinWatts]

Great video Seon! I've been coding in Python for a while now and hesitated because of a lack in libraries for the ESP-series. But there are a lot of them out there now and I think this is the time to go for it ;)

[leachim]

I'm a simple man. Seon posts a video, I click like. Then I watch it.

[Stuart-AJC]

Thanks for this, I will certainly install MicroPython on a spare ESP32, now that I understand how this all works