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@@ -11,12 +11,19 @@ The Micro Python project
This is the Micro Python project, which aims to put an implementation
of Python 3.x on a microcontroller.
-WARNING: this project is in its early stages and is subject to large
+WARNING: this project is in early beta stage and is subject to large
changes of the code-base, including project-wide name changes and API
changes.
+Micro Python implements entire Python 3.4 syntax (including exceptions,
+"with", "yield from", etc.). Following core datatypes are provided:
+str (no Unicode support yet), bytes, bytearray, tuple, list, dict, set,
+array.array, collections.namedtuple, classes and instances. Builtin
+modules include sys, time, and struct. Note that only subset of
+Python 3.4 functionality implemented for the data types and modules.
+
See the repository www.github.com/micropython/pyboard for the Micro
-Python board.
+Python board, officially supported reference electronic circuit board.
Major components in this repository:
- py/ -- the core Python implementation, including compiler and runtime.