This is the home page for a __MicroPython Tutorial__.

Here's the URL of the server:
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!! Documentation

The complete documentation for Python and MicroPython (as used on microcontrollers) is available here:

* [Python documentation|https://docs.python.org/3/]
** [Beginner's Guide|https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide]
* [MicroPython documentation|https://docs.micropython.org/en/latest/]
** [Language Reference|https://docs.micropython.org/en/latest/reference/index.html]
** [Libraries Reference|https://docs.micropython.org/en/latest/library/index.html]
** [Glossary of MicroPython terms|https://docs.micropython.org/en/latest/reference/glossary.html]
* There is also a complete page on this wiki about [MicroPython]

!! Exercises

* [MicroPython Tutorial Exercise 1|MicroPythonTutorialExercise01]: main.py
* [MicroPython Tutorial Exercise 2|MicroPythonTutorialExercise02]: blocks
* [MicroPython Tutorial Exercise 3|MicroPythonTutorialExercise03]: functions
* [MicroPython Tutorial Exercise 4|MicroPythonTutorialExercise04]: classes
* [MicroPython Tutorial Exercise 5|MicroPythonTutorialExercise05]: using classes

Additional exercises:

* [Objects and Names|MicroPythonTutorialObjectsAndNames]
* [Scope|MicroPythonTutorialScope].
* [Exception Handling|MicroPythonTutorialExceptionHandling].
* [String Formatting|StringFormatting].

!! Starting Point

We begin with a {{main.py}} file (sometimes called a "script") defining a __module__ called "main" and containing just a single comment line:
%%filename main.py %%
%%python {{{
# do something intelligent here
}}}
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The file {{main.py}} is special in MicroPython, in the sense that when you power-on the device and/or press the reset button, the {{main.py}} file is executed. It's the ''entry point'' for executing any application in Python.

__Next:__ [MicroPython Tutorial Exercise 2|MicroPythonTutorialExercise02]: blocks