Linux runs "desktop" Python (commonly known as CPython) instead of CircuitPython. Our CPython Blinka library provides CircuitPython's low-level hardware APIs, such as `digitalio`.

Dec 9, 2025 · CircuitPython is a beginner friendly, open source version of Python for tiny, inexpensive computers called microcontrollers. Microcontrollers are the brains of many …

CircuitPython supported boards.

Jul 21, 2025 · Getting Started with Circuit Playground Express by Anne Barela - Introduction and discussion of the Circuit Playground Express including programming via CircuitPython, …

Oct 17, 2025 · CircuitPython is a beginner friendly, open source version of Python for tiny, inexpensive computers called microcontrollers. Microcontrollers are the brains of many …

The Circuit Playground Express is Adafruit’s flagship educational board designed for CircuitPython. It brings the “batteries included” approach of Python to hardware by including …

The libraries in each release are supplied as .mpy files, which are compiled versions of Python source code. Make sure to download the bundle that matches the major version of your …

See the online documentation for platform specific notes on how to use Bluetooth. Note that CircuitPython boards with nrf chips need CircuitPython 7.0.0 or newer. The first time a device …

Dec 9, 2025 · Architecture There are three core pieces to CircuitPython: The first is the Python VM that the awesome MicroPython devs have created. These VMs are written to be portable …

Dec 9, 2025 · Required Python Packages Failing to install these will prevent from properly building.