Bakefile with scripts to make BBC micro:bit MicroPython development more effective. No special IDE or editor is needed. Only Bash and Python 3.
Just write you code and let the bake to do the rest.
- Clone this repo
- Create Python virtualenv the way you prefer (optional)
pip install -r requirements.txt
Besides bake-cli, requirements.txt contains several tools that can come in handy on they own (like uflash or pyminifier).
bake minify <file> minifies the Python source file
bake compile <file> minifies the Python source file and makes a hex file from it
bake upload <file> [<file> [<file> ...]] minifies and upload given Python files to micro:bit board filesystem
bake flash <file> minifies and hexifies the Python source file and uploads to micro:bit
bake flash_clean uploads pure micropython firmware
bake flash_fast <file> skips minification and uploads hexified Python source without creating a hex file
bake clean removes the out/ folder with all minified python sources and hex files
All flash and upload commands check if micro:bit board is connected. If it is not available, they won't execute the upload.
All files created by scripts are stored in out/ folder.
There is a certain difference in the bake upload command and the flash commands.
The flash commands always upload a hex file with firmware containing a micropython interpreter.
Your program can be part of the firmware hex file.
The upload command stores given files to micro:bit filesystem without overwriting the firmware.
Stored Python program can be split into multiple modules and Python import system works like in classic Python.
Whatever custom script is stored inside the hex file, it can be overridden by uploading file named main.py which is always executed instead of script in the firmware if it exists.
Look here for more info.