CircuitPython[8] is an open source derivative of the MicroPython programming language targeted towards the student and beginner. Development of CircuitPython is supported by Adafruit Industries. It is a software implementation of the Python 3 programming language, written in C.[3] It has been ported to run on several modern microcontrollers.
CircuitPython is a full Python compiler and runtime that runs on the microcontroller hardware. The user is presented with an interactive prompt (the REPL) to execute supported commands immediately. Included are a selection of core Python libraries. CircuitPython includes modules which give the programmer access to the low-level hardware of Adafruit compatible products as well as higher level libraries for beginners.[9] CircuitPython is a fork of MicroPython, originally created by Damien George.[10] The MicroPython community continues to discuss[11] forks of MicroPython into variants such as CircuitPython.
CircuitPython is targeted to be compliant with CPython, the reference implementation of the Python programming language.[12] Programs written for CircuitPython compatible boards may not run unmodified on other platforms such as the Raspberry Pi.[13] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CircuitPython