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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 function to show a city's weather

In this recipe, we will create a function that takes the name of a city, looks up its weather information, and then display a portion of this information on the OLED display. To achieve this, the function in this recipe will combine different pieces from the recipes covered in this chapter.

In addition to outputting to the OLED, it will also print out the same information to standard output to facilitate debugging. This recipe can be useful to you when you want to see how a project such as weather machine can be broken into separate pieces that all call one another in a structured design.

Getting ready

You will need access to the REPL on the ESP8266 to run the code presented...