REPL on MicroPython — was this always possible??
Posted: Tue May 05, 2026 11:44 am
Mga 1 hour lang ako on the Pico W with Thonny. Connected via USB, opened the REPL, started typing Python directly into the running microcontroller. Read a sensor in real-time. No compile-upload cycle.
Software dev ako, sanay ako sa "save file, run python script, see result" loop. To be able to TYPE LIVE into a running embedded board feels like cheating.
Paano po kayo nasanay sa "compile, upload, hope it works" workflow when this kind of alternative exists? Or am I about to discover yung downsides ng MicroPython that everyone is too polite to bring up?
Software dev ako, sanay ako sa "save file, run python script, see result" loop. To be able to TYPE LIVE into a running embedded board feels like cheating.
Paano po kayo nasanay sa "compile, upload, hope it works" workflow when this kind of alternative exists? Or am I about to discover yung downsides ng MicroPython that everyone is too polite to bring up?