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MicroPython
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<p>MicroPython is a <a href="/facts/Software/RP79lVSW">software</a> implementation of a <a href="/facts/Programming_language/cWTYbgWa">programming language</a> largely compatible with <a href="/facts/Python_/YbuGqofa">Python</a> 3, written in <a href="/facts/C_/Ky2No763">C</a>, that is optimized to run on a <a href="/facts/Microcontroller/MKrnAhnm">microcontroller</a>. </p><p>MicroPython consists of a Python compiler to bytecode and a runtime interpreter of that bytecode. 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; MicroPython includes modules which give the programmer access to low-level hardware. </p><p>MicroPython does have an <a href="/facts/Inline_assembler/Dn60Jm44">inline assembler</a>, which lets the code run at full speed, but it is not portable across different microcontrollers. </p><p>The source code for the project is available on <a href="/facts/GitHub/n1hNCsc3">GitHub</a> under the <a href="/facts/MIT_License/8llAQtlk">MIT License</a>. </p>