Micro:bit Educational Foundation has annonced a Python editor for the BBC micro:bit educational single-board computer, “purpose-built to address the hurdles learners usually face in working with the ...

The initial development for Python on the micro:bit started down the road of using Microsoft’s TouchDevelop as a browser-based IDE that would send C++ code to an mBed cloud compilation service.

It already runs python, so the sky’s the limit on these new boards. Continue reading “Snake On A BBC Micro:bit”→ ...

Python Software Foundation The Python Software Foundation will be working with the BBC micro:bit to provide a code editor that will help to teach children the Python programming language.

It’s easy to program Radio functions on your micro:bit using either PXT or Python. For this bit, we'll be using the PXT editor (Don't worry Python fans, there'll be something for you later).