in fact a micro:bit build of MicroPython. This editor lacks the software micro:bit emulator, but is much more like the kind of software environment that Hackaday readers will be used to.

If you're not familiar with using Python on your micro:bit, take a look at the MicroPython micro:bit guide. To make your micro:bit speak, we're going to need speakers to attach to your micro ...

For instance, they try and start out with a regular serial terminal application that doesn’t fit the MicroPython constraints, or a general IDE that requires a fair bit of clicking around every ...