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MicroPython Cookbook

By : Marwan Alsabbagh
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MicroPython Cookbook

By: Marwan Alsabbagh

Overview of this book

MicroPython is an open source implementation of Python 3 that runs in embedded environments. With MicroPython, you can write clean and simple Python code to control hardware instead of using complex low-level languages such as C and C++. This book guides you through all the major applications of the MicroPython platform to build and program projects that use microcontrollers. This MicroPython book covers recipes that will help you experiment with the programming environment and hardware programmed in MicroPython. You'll find tips and techniques for building a variety of objects and prototypes that can sense and respond to touch, sound, position, heat, and light. This book will take you through the uses of MicroPython with a variety of popular input devices and sensors. You'll learn techniques to handle time delays and sensor readings, and apply advanced coding techniques to create complex projects. As you advance, you'll deal with Internet of Things (IoT) devices and integration with other online web services. In addition to this, you'll use MicroPython to make music with bananas and create portable multiplayer video games that incorporate sound and light animations into the gameplay. By the end of this book, you'll have mastered the tips and tricks to troubleshoot your development problems and take your MicroPython project to the next level.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)

Creating a directory

This recipe will show you how to create a directory in MicroPython. We will also show you how to create a function that can be called multiple times with the same path and will only create a directory if the directory doesn't exist yet. Then, we will define a function to behave just like the makedirs function, which is a part of the Python standard library but is not included in MicroPython.

These set of features can be useful whenever you need to create a project that might necessitate the creation a specific directory tree and then populate it with a certain set of files. It also helps to have access to these functions when you are working on a board such as the ESP8266, which will only let you create the directories you need through the REPL and your Python code.

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