The Micro Python project ======================== This is the Micro Python project, which aims to put an implementation of Python 3.x on a microcontroller. WARNING: this project is in its early stages and is subject to large changes of the code-base, including project-wide name changes and API changes. The software will not start to mature until March 2014 at the earliest. See the repository www.github.com/micropython/pyboard for the Micro Python board. At the moment, finalising the design of the board is the top priority. Major components in this repository: - py/ -- the core Python implementation, including compiler and runtime. - unix/ -- a version of Micro Python that runs on Unix. - stm/ -- a version of Micro Python that runs on the Micro Python board with an STM32F405RG. Additional components: - unix-cpy/ -- a version of Micro Python that outputs bytecode (for testing). - tests/ -- test framework and test scripts. - tools/ -- various tools. "make" is used to build the components, or "gmake" on BSD-based systems. You will also need bash and python3, and python2 for the stm port. The Unix version ---------------- The "unix" part requires a standard Unix environment with gcc and GNU make. It works only for 64-bit machines due to a small piece of x86-64 assembler for the exception handling. To build: $ cd unix $ make Then to test it: $ ./py >>> list(5 * x + y for x in range(10) for y in [4, 2, 1]) Ubuntu and Mint derivatives will require build-essentials and libreadline-dev packages installed. The STM version --------------- The "stm" part requires an ARM compiler, arm-none-eabi-gcc, and associated bin-utils. For those using Arch Linux, you need arm-none-eabi-binutils and arm-none-eabi-gcc packages from the AUR. Otherwise, try here: https://launchpad.net/gcc-arm-embedded To build: $ cd stm $ make Then to flash it via USB DFU to your device: $ dfu-util -a 0 -D build/flash.dfu You will need the dfu-util program, on Arch Linux it's dfu-util-git in the AUR.