Just as its name suggests, MicroPython is a compact version of the popular programming language that was designed to work hand-in-hand with microcontrollers.

Slimmed-down version of Python, rebuilt from the ground up, is designed to run fast and lean on microcontroller hardware The Python programming language’s flexibility and ease-of-use have made ...

While the writeup is only about blinking a LED with a microcontroller, they’re doing it with Python, interactively, and at runtime. The build uses the Maple Native board the team is developing.

Evidence of a larger push for simple, instant flashing to microcontrollers without an installed IDE can also be found in the Tessel, a Wi-Fi-enabled board that has made twice its crowdfunding goal ...