What is MicroPython? Do I Need to Know Like a Data Scientist? | by Sarah Lea | January, 2025
In this year's edition of the Stack Overflow survey, MicroPython has 1.6% in Most Popular Technologies – but why?
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When I saw MicroPython on the stack overflow survey list from this year, I wanted to know what I could use this language for. And I wondered if it could work as a bridge between hardware and software. In this article, I break down what MicroPython is and what data scientists should know about it.
Table of Contents
1 – What is MicroPython and why is it special?
2 – Why should I know MicroPython as a data scientist?
3 – What is the difference in Python and other programming languages?
4 — What does this look like in practice? (For web-based simulator only)
5 — Final Thoughts & Where to Continue Reading?
MicroPython is a simplified, compact version of Python 3 designed for use in microcontrollers and other low-resource embedded systems. As we can read on the official website, the language offers a reduced standard library and special modules to interact directly with hardware components such as GPIO pins, sensors or LEDs.
