I recently built a project on an ESP32 using Micropython. My project had a web application using web sockets and there were good libraries in Micropython.
My take on Micropython is that it is a small community with just a handful of long term dedicated contributors. It is a little rough around the edges, especially when you get into the details of board support other than the pyboard. For example I had issues with interrupts interacting with Python threads in the web sockets library. The documentation was flat out wrong and I had to figure things out on my own.
I ordered a couple accessory boards off Amazon, a high precision ADC and a real time clock. Both were fakes. They had swapped out chips with lower grade components. When I ordered from Adafruit I got the real things.
The big downside of the Circuit Python fork is that Adafruit deprecated their Micropython libraries for their boards. That seems like it will have long term impact to Micropython.
> I ordered a couple accessory boards off Amazon, a high precision ADC and a real time clock. Both were fakes. They had swapped out chips with lower grade components. When I ordered from Adafruit I got the real things.
sort of off topic, but, I never buy anything from Amazon anymore unless it's a last resort. The convenience is no longer there if I end up having to send stuff back due to it being fake or damaged in shipping (particularly books that are put in large boxes with no packing material, which is sucky given Amazon used to be the primary way I'd buy books).
I'm excited to give MicroPython a try with the new Raspberry Pi 2040 microcontroller. I have a couple project ideas lined up and really looking forward to getting into this space a little as a hobby.
My take on Micropython is that it is a small community with just a handful of long term dedicated contributors. It is a little rough around the edges, especially when you get into the details of board support other than the pyboard. For example I had issues with interrupts interacting with Python threads in the web sockets library. The documentation was flat out wrong and I had to figure things out on my own.
I ordered a couple accessory boards off Amazon, a high precision ADC and a real time clock. Both were fakes. They had swapped out chips with lower grade components. When I ordered from Adafruit I got the real things.
The big downside of the Circuit Python fork is that Adafruit deprecated their Micropython libraries for their boards. That seems like it will have long term impact to Micropython.