<s>
CircuitPython	B-Device
is	O
an	O
open-source	O
derivative	O
of	O
the	O
MicroPython	B-Language
programming	O
language	O
targeted	O
toward	O
students	O
and	O
beginners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
CircuitPython	B-Device
is	O
supported	O
by	O
Adafruit	O
Industries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
software	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
programming	O
language	O
,	O
written	O
in	O
C	B-Language
.	O
It	O
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
several	O
modern	O
microcontrollers	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
CircuitPython	B-Device
consists	O
of	O
a	O
Python	B-Language
compiler	O
to	O
bytecode	O
and	O
a	O
runtime	O
interpreter	O
of	O
that	O
bytecode	O
that	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
microcontroller	B-Architecture
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
is	O
presented	O
with	O
an	O
interactive	O
prompt	O
(	O
the	O
REPL	B-Application
)	O
to	O
execute	O
supported	O
commands	O
immediately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Included	O
are	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
core	O
Python	B-Language
libraries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CircuitPython	B-Device
includes	O
modules	O
which	O
give	O
the	O
programmer	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
low-level	O
hardware	O
of	O
supported	O
products	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
higher-level	O
libraries	O
for	O
beginners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CircuitPython	B-Device
is	O
a	O
fork	O
of	O
MicroPython	B-Language
,	O
originally	O
created	O
by	O
Damien	O
George	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MicroPython	B-Language
community	O
continues	O
to	O
discuss	O
forks	O
of	O
MicroPython	B-Language
into	O
variants	O
such	O
as	O
CircuitPython	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
CircuitPython	B-Device
is	O
targeted	O
to	O
be	O
compliant	O
with	O
CPython	B-Language
,	O
the	O
reference	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
Python	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programs	O
written	O
for	O
CircuitPython-compatible	O
boards	O
may	O
not	O
run	O
unmodified	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
CircuitPython	B-Device
is	O
being	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
emerging	O
alternative	O
solution	O
for	O
microcontroller	B-Architecture
programming	I-Architecture
,	O
which	O
is	O
usually	O
done	O
in	O
C	B-Language
,	O
C++	O
,	O
or	O
assembly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
language	O
has	O
also	O
seen	O
uptake	O
in	O
making	O
small	O
,	O
handheld	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
devices	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Chris	O
Young	O
has	O
ported	O
his	O
infrared	O
transmit-and-receive	O
software	O
to	O
CircuitPython	B-Device
to	O
provide	O
interactivity	O
and	O
to	O
aid	O
those	O
with	O
accessibility	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
community	O
support	O
includes	O
a	O
Discord	B-Application
chat	O
room	O
and	O
product	O
support	O
forums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
dedicated	O
to	O
CircuitPython	B-Device
news	O
was	O
established	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
newsletter	O
,	O
Python	B-Language
on	O
Hardware	O
,	O
is	O
published	O
weekly	O
since	O
15	O
November	O
,	O
2016	O
by	O
Adafruit	O
to	O
provide	O
news	O
and	O
information	O
on	O
CircuitPython	B-Device
,	O
MicroPython	B-Language
,	O
and	O
Python	B-Language
on	O
single	O
board	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Reddit	B-Application
subreddit	O
,	O
r/CircuitPython	O
,	O
provides	O
news	O
on	O
CircuitPython	B-Device
and	O
related	O
news	O
and	O
projects	O
and	O
has	O
about	O
3,000	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
6.2.0	O
supports	O
Atmel	O
SAMD21	O
and	O
SAMD51	O
microcontrollers	B-Architecture
from	O
Microchip	O
Technology	O
,	O
nRF52833	O
and	O
nRF52840	O
from	O
Nordic	O
Semiconductor	O
,	O
CXD5602	O
(	O
Spresense	O
)	O
from	O
Sony	O
,	O
and	O
STM32	O
F4-series	O
from	O
STMicroelectronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
versions	O
supported	O
the	O
ESP8266	B-Device
microcontroller	B-Architecture
,	O
but	O
its	O
support	O
was	O
dropped	O
in	O
version	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
