Since its first release in 1991, the Python programming language got widely adopted, and today it has become the preferred language of many programmers. Although intended for PC applications, a few years ago Python got ported to embedded systems too. Called MicroPython (uPy), it was is a subset of Python running on platforms like the BBC micro:bit and the ESP8266. And hey, it also runs on the pyboard, the official uPy demonstrator board.