Use case #1 – DIY projects
MicroPython is extremely well suited for developers who are looking to create a hobbyist or one-off project. As we discussed earlier, Python is a simple scripting language that is very easy to learn. This makes MicroPython extremely accessible to developers who are looking to experiment and create a DIY project such as a MIDI player, robot, drone, or home automation system. The possibilities for its use are really only limited by the imagination of the developer.
There are also, at least, a dozen different low-cost development boards that support MicroPython natively. Being low cost makes it extremely easy to just order a board and, when it arrives, fire it up and start programming with MicroPython. In Chapter 5 ...
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