This talk was given at PyCascades 2019 in Seattle, WA.
Python opens a whole new world of working with wearable electronics. MicroPython and CircuitPython are Python variants that can run with just 256k of storage space and 16k of RAM. Learn how to program LEDs with Python, to light up your life with code and creativity.
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If you're interested in projects like these Python-powered LED earrings, I'll be speaking on the topic at @pycascades this February.
— Nina Zakharenko 💜🐍 (@nnja) December 17, 2018
repo: https://t.co/G18LFUvwVn
talk: https://t.co/jt2qWo0MJN pic.twitter.com/ikf9tL5qYU
VIDEO: PyCascades – Light Up Your Life – With Python and LEDs @nnja #PyCascades2019 #PyCascades @PyCascades https://t.co/ADtpB0ekId
— adafruit industries (@adafruit) February 26, 2019
The interactive level of presentations at @pycascades has really blown me away. This is a young community #Python conference and each speaker is bringing it! Here’s @nnja showing us programming @adafruit circuit playground express. #PyCascades2019 pic.twitter.com/etlIQrmQu5
— Loooorena "La 🐯 Tigresa” @ #BLM 🖤 (@loooorenanicole) February 24, 2019
Such a fun demo, @nnja live coding with CircuitPython on using @pythonvscode at #PyCascades! @code pic.twitter.com/0O3McKuMa2
— Dan Taylor at #PyConUS (@qubitron) February 24, 2019
A live LED demo by @nnja has really brightened up the morning at @pycascades! 🚦 #pycascades2019 pic.twitter.com/1oDsAPN8va
— Katie McLaughlin ✨ (@glasnt) February 24, 2019
Live demos @nnja-style. #PyCascades2019 pic.twitter.com/UadESCkC3K
— Carol Willing (@WillingCarol) February 24, 2019
Editors for learning @edu_blocks and @ntoll's Mu. Interacting with @CircuitPython. @nnja inspiring new developers. #PyCascades2019 pic.twitter.com/ZxfsSgCfvF
— Carol Willing (@WillingCarol) February 24, 2019
Thanks for coming to my talk at #PyCascades2019!
— Nina Zakharenko 💜🐍 (@nnja) February 24, 2019
To learn more about programming hardware and LEDs with Python, check out the code: https://t.co/XpUUbyFJQb or the slides. 💙💡🐍🎉https://t.co/HRaMLq40qv
*Dumpling dinner at #PyCascades with these cool folks. 💜🐍 https://t.co/k9DfKfiMwD pic.twitter.com/VKB3FPRCSe
— Nina Zakharenko 💜🐍 (@nnja) February 23, 2019
#pycascades2019 tip: if you don't make it back to your seat in time for the next talk, the live feed in the quiet room is very useful 👍 pic.twitter.com/jkHBNwX3Jm
— Trey Hunner 🐍🍪✨ (@treyhunner) February 23, 2019
@nnja I'm so excited to see you at @pycascades! pic.twitter.com/VOkgyQiK7z
— Stargirl 🌠 (@theavalkyrie) February 17, 2019
Final demo of the talk is... @nnja's earrings, which run python and have LEDs! #pycascades #pycascades2019
— Russell Duhon (@fugu13) February 24, 2019
Great talk by @nnja at @pycascades. Never thought LEDs would be so interesting! pic.twitter.com/GsxBBWCeco
— Jason Wattier (@jmwatt3) February 24, 2019
This morning at @pycascades: PEPs and Adafruit boards with @nnja! 💖✨💖 pic.twitter.com/GICFbbrz5n
— Casey Faist (they/them) (@cfactoid) February 24, 2019
Awesome talk at #pycascades2019 by @nnja on Python on hardware with Circuit Python! pic.twitter.com/YjI1Fk9Krn
— david c amos (@somacdivad) February 24, 2019
Live coding that worked! 🙌 @nnja is a brave presenter! #PyCascades2019 pic.twitter.com/A5LlIw3B13
— Nick Denny (@nickdenny) February 24, 2019
First talk of the day is @nnja talking about LEDs and python! #pycascades
— Russell Duhon (@fugu13) February 24, 2019
Hehe! @nnja let me play with her Circuit Playground @adafruit #pycascades2019 #pycascades2019 pic.twitter.com/2MktkdqJ80
— Christy Heaton (@christytoes) February 24, 2019
Live hardware coding is a hit at #PyCascades2019! Thanks @nnja
— emily y spahn (@eyspahn) February 24, 2019
My two girls can thank @pycascades, @tannewt and @nnja when UPS-Santa brings them @adafruit #CircuitPlaygroundExpress next week! No earrings yet, but maybe some interactive map with conductive paint? 🤔 #Python #PyCascade2019 pic.twitter.com/S5E1pMWmFY
— ericchou (@ericchou) February 26, 2019
@nnja is on now and talking @CircuitPython at #pycascades2019 on https://t.co/1kMDCK0VBy
— Scott Shawcroft (@tannewt) February 24, 2019
Suggestions for code editors: VS Code with Python module, Mu Editor (good for beginners), Programming with EduBlocks (Scratch like drag + drop blocks running Python 3 under the hood) @nnja #PyCascades2019
— commandasaurus (@amcasari) February 24, 2019
I can hardly wait for the talk to be available on YouTube. I wanna watch it with my daughters. Getting those boards right now. @nnja thank you so much.
— William Hakizimana (@willyhakim) February 27, 2019
Editors for learning @edu_blocks and @ntoll's Mu. Interacting with @CircuitPython. @nnja inspiring new developers. #PyCascades2019 pic.twitter.com/ZxfsSgCfvF
— Carol Willing (@WillingCarol) February 24, 2019
LED programming looks so simple and fun! Thanks @nnja for showing us the tools and code to get started! (And that video overlay of the circuit board is 💯) #PyCascades2019
— David Nelson Adamec (@neruson) February 24, 2019
"I love pair programming with a room full of people" - @nnja #pycascades2019
— Katie McLaughlin ✨ (@glasnt) February 24, 2019
Hard to believe that it was almost 2 years ago that I prototyped a Jupyter kernel for @CircuitPython. Would love to see more work done on it. @nnja inspiring me to do more hardware. #PyCascades2019 https://t.co/GMPsL5PmDO
— Carol Willing (@WillingCarol) February 24, 2019
Good presentation detail: if you’re going to live demo handiwork, pick a complementary nail polish like @nnja has for her LED demo @ #PyCascades2019
— Jacob Blair (///) (@jblairpdx) February 24, 2019
Playing with #circuitpython and #micropython is one of my favorite things, so I'm really happy to see @nnja talk about how to make things light up in many colors. #PyCascades2019
— boreal masked guttersnipe chrys (@chrys) February 24, 2019
I love the inspiration from @nnja to work with hardware and python. It is always amazing when you can see a real manifestation of your code #PyCascades2019 pic.twitter.com/iRzMREvshA
— yosola🇨🇴🇲🇽🇺🇲 (@yosola) February 24, 2019
"My earrings run Python!" - @nnja #pycascades2019 pic.twitter.com/oHB6uTVzLy
— Katie McLaughlin ✨ (@glasnt) February 24, 2019
So, roughly two days into using it, I think I love @code enough to switch to it as my full-time editor.
— phildini (@phildini) February 27, 2019
All thanks and praise to @nnja, who piqued my interest by using it in her @pycascades talk, and to @tannewt for patiently helping me with #circuitpython things during sprints
Thanks @nnja for a such a wonderful and inspiring talk. What a great way to start Day 2 of #PyCascades2019!
— 🦄Lisa Porter🐍 (@aelenwe) February 24, 2019
Live pair programming happening at #PyCascades2019 with @nnja . Who doesn't love LEDs? pic.twitter.com/dkbu5zUoLh
— Chris Wilcox (@chriswilcox47) February 24, 2019