Raspberry Pi Pico - How To Flash a MicroPython Script with Rshell (on Windows)

It's time to move beyond the REPL: We'll use rshell to flash a script to our Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller.

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[paakire]

Very usefull for "Raspberry Pi Pico Solar System" project. Thanks a lot!

[kp_kovilakam]

Thanks for the info. I would like to know how can we stop this running of code? I mean how to reset Pico to default?

[MathiasLechner]

Thank you for this great tutorial. Works like a charm also on my RasPi400. :)

[do_while]

Everything good until I run rshell --version. It shows the message below. Do you know how to fix it? because I found other people with the same problem but no solution...

PS C:\Users\stam_> rshell --version
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\stam_\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Scripts\rshell-script.py", line 33, in <module>
sys.exit(load_entry_point('rshell==0.0.30', 'console_scripts', 'rshell')())
File "C:\Users\stam_\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Scripts\rshell-script.py", line 25, in importlib_load_entry_point
return next(matches).load()
File "C:\Users\stam_\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\importlib\metadata\__init__.py", line 162, in load
module =
File "C:\Users\stam_\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\importlib\__init__.py", line 126, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1050, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1027, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1006, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 688, in _load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 883, in exec_module
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 241, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "C:\Users\stam_\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\rshell\command_line.py", line 1, in <module>
import rshell.main
File "C:\Users\stam_\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\rshell\main.py", line 80, in <module>
import readline
File "C:\Users\stam_\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\readline.py", line 34, in <module>
rl = Readline()
File "C:\Users\stam_\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\pyreadline\rlmain.py", line 422, in __init__
BaseReadline.__init__(self)
File "C:\Users\stam_\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\pyreadline\rlmain.py", line 62, in __init__
mode.init_editing_mode(None)
File "C:\Users\stam_\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\pyreadline\modes\emacs.py", line 633, in init_editing_mode
self._bind_key('space', self.self_insert)
File "C:\Users\stam_\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\pyreadline\modes\basemode.py", line 162, in _bind_key
if not callable(func):
File "C:\Users\stam_\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\pyreadline\py3k_compat.py", line 8, in callable
return isinstance(x, collections.Callable)
AttributeError: module 'collections' has no attribute 'Callable'

[TheCesarferreira]

Great Tutorial....
your keyboard is great.. can you tell me with brand and model?

[matthewfelgate]

Thanks for sharing. I'm surprised Rasberry Pi haven't released any integrated program to do all this (like the Arduino IDE).

[fordsrmaster]

I'm trying to follow your example, but when I get to the part at 1:12 where I am supposed to check the version of rshell, I get an error returned with it saying "rshell is not recognized as the name of a
The pip install rshell seems to work with no errors. I'm not sure what to try next.

[BazChannal]

thank you for the easy to follow tutorial.
isn't it the same thing when you just save the code as (main.py) and Pico will runs it automatically.

[jfdd]

So this thing sounds like a computer more than a micro-controller.

Does this have an OS? Can it run code directly?

[jameseze]

The last command just seems like you're copying main.py to a /pyboard folder. Will this work if I just copy the file using Windows explorer?

[Yoko]

れcp


Thank you for tech How to use rsell !, try RP2040 programming,

[rubenlott]

How can I add a python module to the pico? E.G. the mpu9250

[koalalorenzo]

I wish these guides were on Linux or macOS! :(

[muhammadhussain]

Quite Informative!
I was wondering though, would it not work with Thonny?

[jonron]

Cant seem to use the same technique in Macbook. Any person succeeded in doing this on MacOS?