Welcome to CircuitPython!

An overview of CircuitPython and the community.

CircuitPython Essentials

Learning the essential functions of CircuitPython.

learn.adafruit.com CircuitPython

All Adafruit Learning Guides on CircuitPython.

Adafruit CircuitPython Discord channel #CircuitPython

24/7 chat and support on CircuitPython including a weekly podcast.

CircuitPython Weekly Meeting

Video archive of weekly community meeting via Discord, starting from September, 2017.

Adafruit CircuitPython Forums

The Adafruit discussion forum on CircuitPython.

Reddit r/circuitpython

a subreddit devoted to CircuitPython.

MicroPython Slack

a Slack channel for MicroPython users. You can get an invitation [here](https://slack-micropython.herokuapp.com/).

MicroPython Meetup

online and in Melbourne, Australia once a month, and [Blog](https://melbournemicropythonmeetup.github.io/).

CircuitPython Parsec

Adafruit's John Park's lessons on using CircuitPython for a variety of tasks.

CircuitPython School

lessons and projects in Professor John Gallaugher's course Physical Computing: Art, Robotics, and Tech for Good at Boston College.

CircuitPython Projects

fun maker, electronics programming, and robotics projects, all courtesy of Professor John Gallaugher, who teaches Physical Computing at Boston College.

CircuitPython Hardware Tutorials

YouTube videos by educator Brogan M. Pratt.

How to Program a Robot in Python: Beginners Guide

YouTube videos by educator Brogan M. Pratt.

Getting Started with Circuit Playground Express by Anne Barela

Introduction and discussion of the Circuit Playground Express including programming via CircuitPython, MakeCode and Arduino.

CircuitPython Development Workshop by Agus Kurniawan

This book helps you to get started with CircuitPython development. This book uses the Adafruit ItsyBitsy M0 Express board for development.

CircuitPython for beginners with Adafruit Circuit Playground Express & Mu

In Japanese by author [Aoyama_PROD](https://twitter.com/AoyamaProd), September, 2019 from [TechBookFest](https://techbookfest.org/).

Python for Microcontrollers: Getting Started with MicroPython - by Donald Norris

Program your own MicroPython projects with ease—no prior programming experience necessary.

Programming with MicroPython - by Nicholas H. Tollervey, includes CircuitPython

Discusses the MicroPython language.

Wearable Tech Projects by Sophy Wong

Contains many wearable projects using CircuitPython.

Learning IoT with Python and Raspberry Pi by E.I. Horvath, E.A. Horvath

Make Music with the Circuit Playground Express by Rick Leander

Twelve projects that make music, sound and noise with Circuit Python.

Ten Games for the Circuit Playground Express by Rick Leander

Ten classic games adapted for Circuit Python.

Initiation au langage CircuitPython et à la puce nRF52840

A French introduction to CircuitPython and the nRF52840.

CircuitPython API Reference

A list of functions and documentation available for CircuitPython.

CircuitPython Essentials

Learning the essential functions of CircuitPython.

Circuit Playground Express CircuitPython API Reference

The functions and documentation specific to the Circuit Playground Express using CircuitPython.

CircuitPython GitHub Repository

The source code for CircuitPython on GitHub.

Adafruit CircuitPython Libraries

Current Adafruit CircuitPython Libraries. There are over 150+ libraries available. More on Libraries on [CircuitPython.org](https://circuitpython.org/libraries).

CircuitPython Community Libraries

CircuitPython Community Libraries. There are over 45+ libraries available.

Adafruit Blinka - SBC Compatibility

CircuitPython Libraries on Raspberry Pi and other compatible single-board computers (SBC) running Linux.

Awesome List for the RP2040 Macropad

A list of awesome Macropad applications, macros, 3D printed plans, and more.

Tod Kurt's CircuitPython Tips and Tricks

A collection of tips and tricks for CircuitPython. Also available as an Adafruit [Learn Guide](https://learn.adafruit.com/todbot-circuitpython-tricks?view=all).

Tod Kurt's CircuitPython `synthio` Tips and Tricks

More tips and tricks from Tod Kurt about CircuitPython's `synthio` library.

code.circuitpython.org - the online CircuitPython code editor

edit code and download to your device via WiFi, Bluetooth or USB.

The Mu Editor, IDE, REPL, and plotter for CircuitPython

The recommended offline Python editor for CircuitPython.

For developers, Mu: A Python Code Editor

The documentation for Mu.

Thonny, a Python IDE for beginners

An editor with support for CircuitPython and MicroPython.

Glider: An app for editing Python on mobile devices wirelessly

Also a [video](https://youtu.be/NYpcjDBA6xw), in development.

A helper for CircuitPython development with Atom

A helper for the [Atom editor](https://atom.io/).

Microsoft Device Simulator Express

Virtual Circuit Playground Express and CircuitPython programming in Visual Studio Code (no longer maintained).

PewPew workshops

Materials, examples, libraries and hardware for running Python game programming and electronics workshops with a minimum of problems.

How to Add a New Board to CircuitPython

How to add a New Board to the circuitpython.org website

Adding a Single Board Computer to PlatformDetect for Blinka

Adding a Single Board Computer to Blinka

Adafruit Daily, Python for Microcontrollers

A weekly newsletter on MicroPython, CircuitPython, and Python on single-board computers (SBC). A spam-free list.

Contribute to newsletter

Guidelines on contributing to the newsletter.

Archives of all newsletters

List of every newsletter published from the start, November 2016.

Python on Hardware weekly Videocast

Ladyada and PT review the highlights of the newsletter every week in this video series. The broadcast is also on [iTunes](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/python-on-hardware/id1451685192?mt=2), [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjF7R1fz_OOXRMjM7Sm0J2Xt6H81TdDev), [IGTV (Instagram TV](https://www.instagram.com/adafruit/channel/)), and [XML](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/python-on-hardware/id1451685192?mt=2).

Adafruit's Fruit Jam is a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 powered, credit card sized computer

Tom's Hardware, February 5, 2025

The Past, Present, and Future of CircuitPython

Hackaday interviews Limor "Ladyada" Fried about CircuitPython, August, 2023.

CircuitPython on the Adafruit.com/blog

Adafruit Blog posts discussing CircuitPython.

CircuitPython Show Episode 1: Kattni Rembor

Host Paul Cutler interviews CircuitPython team member Kattni Rembor, March 1, 2022.

Scott Shawcroft Works On Bare-Metal Raspberry Pi CircuitPython as Adafruit Plans an E Ink Computer

Hackster.io, December 2021.

The Real Python Podcast Episode 75: Building With CircuitPython & Constraints of Python for Microcontrollers

Scott Shawcroft, August 27, 2021.

embedded.fm Podcast Episode 372: The Motivation of Creativity

interview with Anne Barela, CircuitPython team member and Python on Microcontrollers Editor, May 6, 2021.

DroneBot Workshop: Raspberry Pi Pico with CircuitPython

March 5, 2021.

Changing Lives through Open Source, Passion and Mentoring

the [keynote talk at PyOhio](https://www.pyohio.org/2019/presentations/126/), July 27, 2019 by Kattni Rembor.

Control servos with CircuitPython and Raspberry Pi

The MagPi Magazine, Issue 84, Melissa LeBlanc-Williams, July, 2019.

PyDev of the Week: Scott Shawcroft

July 1, 2019.

Scott Shawcroft: History of CircuitPython

A discussion of CircuitPython for the core developers of Python, PyCon 2019.

Five Things You Didn't Know Python Could Do

YouTube video, June 19, 2019.

PyCon2019 Keynote - Light Up Your Life - With Python and LEDs

By Nina Zakharenko. Python opens a whole new world of working with wearable electronics. The slides are [also available](https://speakerdeck.com/nnja/preso-c22944f3-ce78-4ced-8a34-f866656bf6c8).

Learn Hardware Programming with CircuitPython

A course offered by Codecademy in collaboration with Adafruit.

Use CircuitPython boards on the TI-83 Premium CE calculator

CircuitPython runs on Texas Instrument calculators.

Scott Shawcroft Is Squeezing Python Into Microcontrollers

IEEE Spectrum Magazine article on the Python programming language for makers.

Circuit Playground Express 4-H edition approved

The 4-H branded version was approved by the USDA, this is the first CircuitPython powered board that is also 4-H approved!

CircuitPython in Space

_CircuitPython provides an approachable and logical means of conducting science with hardware. Paired with low-cost hardware shown to work in space, we can enable an new generation to question and explore the unknown. With the necessary “satellite stuff” already baked in, students can spend their time trying something new rather than reinventing the wheel_.

Adafruit PyPortal: GUI meets CircuitPython in a Big Way

Disrupt It Yourself podcast on CircuitPython and the IoT device, PyPortal.

Cool Tools

Sophy Wong Talks Circuit Playground Express including CircuitPython.

CircuitPython for Rapid Microcontroller-Based Prototyping and Development

Digi-Key on the open source community's efforts adapting specific microcontrollers and dev boards to support serious microcontroller development using CircuitPython.

HackSpace Magazine - Issue 17

CircuitPython powered Adafruit Grand Central M4 Express review.

Python on Hardware Means Choices for Makers

By Liz Clark - Apress. CircuitPython (a fork of MicroPython that is designed from the ground up to be beginner friendly.) This allows end users to use Python for their electronics hardware projects similar to how they may have used C/C++ with the Arduino IDE.

Method's Magazine

Methods eZine: Design Trends & the Transformation of Everything features Python on hardware, page 35 - [PDF](https://www.mouser.com/pdfdocs/Mouser-Methods-v3i1.pdf).

HackSpace Magazine - Issue 15

CircuitPython makes the cover on HackSpace Magazine with feature article, and projects.

CircuitPython in MicroSolutions Digital Magazine

Microchip’s MicroSolutions, “Python on Microcontrollers” in Design Corner article. MicroSolutions is Microchip’s bi-monthly digital magazine.

CircuitPython Snakes its Way onto Adafruit Hardware

An article by MAKE on CircuitPython.

Adafruit Circuit Playground Express review

Raspberry Pi reviews the Circuit Playground Express.

The Amp Hour #383

An Interview with Scott Shawcroft.

CircuitPython on Hackaday

Hackaday posts related to CircuitPython.

CircuitPython on hackster.io

Posts on hackster.io related to CircuitPython.

CircuitPython on MAKE

CircuitPython related content on MAKE.

CircuitPython Art Pack! Logos, banners, photos and Blinka!

Adafruit art relating to CircuitPython.

Python Cheat Sheet

An up to date, consise reference for Python (regular Python or CPython) syntax

#CircuitPython tagged on Twitter, latest

Twitter posts tagged CircuitPython.

CircuitPython Twitter

Twitter account aggregator for CircuitPython news and more.

#CircuitPython tagged on Mastodon

CircuitPython videos on YouTube, latest

YouTube posts tagged CircuitPython.

#CircuitPython tagged photos & videos on Instagram

Posts on Instagram tagged CircuitPython.

CircuitPython - micropython.org forums

Articles on the MicroPython forums tagged for CircuitPython.

CircuitPython tagged on Reddit

Reddit posts relating to CircuitPython.

CircuitPython community on Reddit

Dedicated home of CircuitPython on reddit [r/circuitpython/](https://www.reddit.com/r/circuitpython/).

CircuitPython on Hackaday.io

Curated list of projects on hackaday.io.

CircuitPython on hackster.io

Python on hardware projects on hackster.io including CircuitPython.

CircuitPython on Instructables

How-tos, guides, and more, using CircuitPython on Autodesk's Instructables.

Weekly community chat on Adafruit Discord server CircuitPython channel - Audio / Podcast edition

Audio from the Discord chat space for CircuitPython, meetings are usually Mondays at 2pm ET, this is the audio version on [iTunes](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/circuitpython-weekly-meeting/id1451685016), Pocket Casts, [Spotify](https://adafru.it/spotify), and [XML feed](https://adafruit-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/circuitpython_weekly_meeting/audio-podcast.xml).

The CircuitPython Show

an interview podcast with people in the CircuitPython community hosted by Paul Cutler.

The Best Python Podcasts

The Best Python Podcasts.

The Bootloader

hosted by CircuitPython community members Paul Cutler and Tod Kurt, this podcast often covers CircuitPython topics.

Weekly community chat on Adafruit Discord server CircuitPython channel

The Discord chat space for CircuitPython, meetings are usually Mondays at 2pm ET.

Weekly Adafruit Show-and-tell, Wednesday 7:30pm ET on YouTube LIVE

The weekly Adafruit Show-and-tell program often has CircuitPython-related projects on display.

ASK AN ENGINEER, Wednesday 8pm ET on YouTube LIVE

The longest running YouTube live show about electronics, information on CircuitPython each week during "Python on hardware segment".

CircuitPlayground lanyard

CircuitPlayground lanyard featuring Blinka.

Blinka the CircuitPython Sticker

A sticker featuring Blinka, the CircuitPython mascot.

Blinka the CircuitPython Temporary Tattoo

A temporary tattoo featuring the Blinka character.

CircuitPython 9 release poster

CircuitPython release version 9 poster (out of stock).

CircuitPython 8 release poster

CircuitPython release version 8 poster (out of stock).

CircuitPython 7 release poster

CircuitPython release version 7 poster (out of stock).

CircuitPython 6 release poster

CircuitPython release version 6 poster (out of stock).

CircuitPython 5 release poster

CircuitPython release version 5 poster (out of stock).

CircuitPython 4 release poster

CircuitPython release version 4 poster featuring Nordic (out of stock).

CircuitPython 3 release poster

CircuitPython release version 3 poster (out of stock).

Blinka the CircuitPython Limited Edition Enamel Pin

An enamel pin with the CircuitPython mascot (out of stock).

CircuitPython 入门

CircuitPython 程序！An entry level CircuitPython tutorial in Chinese 01: From zero to Hello World (YouTube).

Changing Lives through Open Source, Passion and Mentoring

Changing Lives through Open Source, Passion and Mentoring, Keynote by Kattni Rembor at PyOhio 2019.

CircuitPython: Python on hardware

CircuitPython: Python on hardware by Dave Astels at PyCon Canada.

Embedded Programming for everyone using MicroPython and CircuitPython

Embedded Programming for everyone using MicroPython and CircuitPython by Ayan Pahwa at FOSSASIA Summit.

EuroPython 2019 talk video: Nicholas Tollervey – Tools of the Trade: The Making of a Code Editor

Nicholas Tollervey.

EuroPython 2019 talk video: Radomir Dopieralski – Game Development with CircuitPython

Radomir Dopieralski.

Extending MicroPython: Using C for good

A look at how MicroPython can be extended to add features and improve performance. By Matt Trentini at PyCon Australia.

Hanselminutes Technology Podcast – Learning CircuitPython with Scott Shawcroft

Scott Shawcroft.

Lighting Macro Photographs with CircuitPython

Lighting Macro Photographs with CircuitPython by Stacy Morse at PyCon Australia.

Max Holiday - CircuitPython in space, SmallSats and more!

Max Holiday.

MicroPython & the Internet of Things

MicroPython & the Internet of Things by Damien George at GOTO 2016.

PyCon2019 Keynote: Python on Hardware – Nina Zakharenko

Nina Zakharenko.

PyCon India - 2019 Interactive Hardware Poster Presentation powered by CircuitPython by Ayan Pahwa and Aakanksha Agrawal

Ayan Pahwa and Aakanksha Agrawal.

VIDEO: PyCascades – Light Up Your Life – With Python and LEDs

Nina Zakharenko.

Writing fast and efficient MicroPython

Writing fast and efficient MicroPython by Damien George at PyCon Australia.

More Fun with Hardware and CircuitPython -- IoT, Wearables, and More!

Nina Zakharenko at PyCon 2021.

EuroPython 2022 talk video: Radomir Dopieralski - Game Development with CircuitPython

Radomir Dopieralski

Connecting Old to New with CircuitPython: Retrocomputer input devices on modern PCs

Jeff Epler at PyCon 2024

Cutting the USB Cord: Wirelessly Programming CircuitPython

Scott Shawcroft at PyCascades 2024