-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi Luciano, That'd probably be me and Michael (cc'd) in the first instance. I'm acting as PSF person on the ground interacting with the BBC. Michael was/is involved in writing the Python compiler and other technical aspects of the device. I will certainly pass on your questions to the people I know at the BBC and cc you in so we both get their reply. Best wishes, Nicholas. On 12/03/15 17:32, Luciano Ramalho wrote:

Hi, Nicholas, thanks for sharing such exciting news!

I am a teacher and leader of the Pingo project [1], a multi-platform Python API that provides uniform access to GPIO pins in Raspberry Pi, Intel Galileo, pcDuino, UDOO and similar SBCs.

[1] http://www.pingo.io/docs/

I and the Pingo team would love to be involved in helping Python thrive on the MicroBit. Who should we contact to learn about Python support in the MicroBit and to get our hands on a MicroBit board?

Cheers!

Luciano -- author of Fluent Python (O'Reilly, 2014) http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920032519.do

On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 1:53 PM, Nicholas H.Tollervey <ntoll@ntoll.org> wrote: Hi,

Today the BBC announced the MicroBit (part designed by PSF fellow Michael Sparks) - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31834927.

About 1 million of these small programmable devices will be given away to 11-12 year olds starting their secondary education at the start of the UK's next academic year in September.

Python is one of the three languages that work with the device.

The PSF is involved in helping to generate community sourced Python resources for the project and we hope the MicroBit will be a big part of PyconUK's education track (taking place at the end of September).

In addition to the BBC article above, the Guardian gives a good summary and mentions the PSF here:

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/mar/12/bbc-micro-bit-raspberry-pi

I have an alpha-version of the device sitting on my desk and my impression is that kids will have a *lot* of fun. Think Pythonic blinkenlights, buttons, bluetooth and IO.

Yay!

Best wishes,

Nicholas.

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