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BBC Micro:bit in Practice
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BBC Micro:bit in Practice

by Ashwin Pajankar, Abhishek Sharma, Sandeep Saini
December 2022
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
292 pages
5h 45m
English
Packt Publishing
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Python Programming Essentials

In the previous chapter, we got acquainted with Python’s history and implementations. We also learned how to use an online editor by the Micro:bit Foundation for programming a Micro:bit device (also referred to as a board). We installed the Thonny and Mu IDEs for MicroPython programming and explored their useful features for programming Micro:bit with MicroPython. I hope that you have had an opportunity to write a basic program for Micro:bit.

In this chapter, we will get started with hands-on programming with MicroPython. We will get comfortable with the Python programming syntax before getting into creating projects with MicroPython and Micro:bit. If you are new to Python programming, this chapter will help you ...

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