From ntoll at ntoll.org Mon Apr 9 12:50:46 2018 From: ntoll at ntoll.org (Nicholas H.Tollervey) Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2018 17:50:46 +0100 Subject: [Microbit-Python] Closing down this mailing list Message-ID: Hi Folks, I'm sad to say that for quite some time, the only emails sent to this mailing list are spam (I should know, I get it delivered for appraisal as the list admin). Since engagement is lacking from "real people" and unless I hear a *really good reason not to* I'm going to delete this mailing list at the end of this week -- Friday 13th.. ;-) What's the worst that could happen..? (Rhetorical question.) Thank you all for your contributions to MicroPython on the micro:bit - especially Damien George and Mark Shannon, who have pulled off something quite amazing by getting so much functionality into such a small device. If you're looking for active, welcoming and colourful communities who use MicroPython in an educational context you should check out two places: * The MicroPython home page (especially the forums): http://micropython.org/ The awesome PyBoard2 is coming out soon..! They also have a micro:bit section in the forums. * The CircuitPython community forming around Adafruit's boards (CircuitPython is Adafruit's "flavour" of MicroPython): https://learn.adafruit.com/category/circuitpython or https://discordapp.com/channels/327254708534116352/327298996332658690 (with around 600 active users chatting online). I'll be at PyCon in about a month's time in Cleveland. If you're there too, come find me and say "hi". Two of the keynote speakers at this year's PyCon are related to micro:bit: Qumisha and I met three years ago and I smuggled her a bunch of micro:bits for her to use with the kids who were learning to program in Python at her library (her keynote is about her work with kids). Josh (who is only 13 years old) is keynoting the education summit and talking about his amazing EduBlocks project which provides a blocks based interface to MicroPython on the micro:bit. Best wishes, N. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 455 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: From nevil.hunt at hotmail.co.uk Mon Apr 9 18:25:04 2018 From: nevil.hunt at hotmail.co.uk (Nevil Hunt) Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2018 22:25:04 +0000 Subject: [Microbit-Python] Closing down this mailing list In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Nicholas, Yes, I've not posted to it much in the last year but it was really useful when MicroPython for the micro:bit was getting going! So, thanks for setting it up and thanks for the great work you, Damien, Mark and others put into the project. Mu is fantastic and I like the look of the new Plotter feature. I also think the speech synthesiser was an inspired idea. (My micro:bit can still sing thanks to the code you gave me!) Maybe if WhaleyGeek is listening he could add a MicroPython thread to the Slack Channel instead? All the best, Mr Zbit ________________________________ From: Microbit on behalf of Nicholas H.Tollervey Sent: 09 April 2018 17:50 To: For Pythonic MicroBit related discussions Subject: [Microbit-Python] Closing down this mailing list Hi Folks, I'm sad to say that for quite some time, the only emails sent to this mailing list are spam (I should know, I get it delivered for appraisal as the list admin). Since engagement is lacking from "real people" and unless I hear a *really good reason not to* I'm going to delete this mailing list at the end of this week -- Friday 13th.. ;-) What's the worst that could happen..? (Rhetorical question.) Thank you all for your contributions to MicroPython on the micro:bit - especially Damien George and Mark Shannon, who have pulled off something quite amazing by getting so much functionality into such a small device. If you're looking for active, welcoming and colourful communities who use MicroPython in an educational context you should check out two places: * The MicroPython home page (especially the forums): http://micropython.org/ The awesome PyBoard2 is coming out soon..! They [http://micropython.org/static/img/Mlogo_138wh.png] MicroPython - Python for microcontrollers micropython.org MicroPython. MicroPython is a lean and efficient implementation of the Python 3 programming language that includes a small subset of the Python standard library and is optimised to run on microcontrollers and in constrained environments. also have a micro:bit section in the forums. * The CircuitPython community forming around Adafruit's boards (CircuitPython is Adafruit's "flavour" of MicroPython): https://learn.adafruit.com/category/circuitpython or https://discordapp.com/channels/327254708534116352/327298996332658690 (with around 600 active users chatting online). I'll be at PyCon in about a month's time in Cleveland. If you're there too, come find me and say "hi". Two of the keynote speakers at this year's PyCon are related to micro:bit: Qumisha and I met three years ago and I smuggled her a bunch of micro:bits for her to use with the kids who were learning to program in Python at her library (her keynote is about her work with kids). Josh (who is only 13 years old) is keynoting the education summit and talking about his amazing EduBlocks project which provides a blocks based interface to MicroPython on the micro:bit. Best wishes, N. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nick.a.sarbicki at gmail.com Tue Apr 10 03:12:16 2018 From: nick.a.sarbicki at gmail.com (Nick Sarbicki) Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 07:12:16 +0000 Subject: [Microbit-Python] Closing down this mailing list In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Not sure what the other slack group is. But there is a (quite large) python developers slack group which would be happy to host a MicroPython community (it already hosts the pipenv community). You can find it here https://pyslackers.com/ On Mon, 9 Apr 2018, 23:40 Nevil Hunt, wrote: > Hi Nicholas, > > > Yes, I've not posted to it much in the last year but it was really useful > when MicroPython for the micro:bit was getting going! > > So, thanks for setting it up and thanks for the great work you, Damien, > Mark and others put into the project. > > Mu is fantastic and I like the look of the new Plotter feature. > > I also think the speech synthesiser was an inspired idea. (My micro:bit > can still sing thanks to the code you gave me!) > > > Maybe if WhaleyGeek is listening he could add a MicroPython thread to the > Slack Channel instead? > > > > All the best, > > > Mr Zbit > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Microbit > on behalf of Nicholas H.Tollervey > *Sent:* 09 April 2018 17:50 > *To:* For Pythonic MicroBit related discussions > *Subject:* [Microbit-Python] Closing down this mailing list > > Hi Folks, > > I'm sad to say that for quite some time, the only emails sent to this > mailing list are spam (I should know, I get it delivered for appraisal > as the list admin). Since engagement is lacking from "real people" and > unless I hear a *really good reason not to* I'm going to delete this > mailing list at the end of this week -- Friday 13th.. ;-) What's the > worst that could happen..? (Rhetorical question.) > > Thank you all for your contributions to MicroPython on the micro:bit - > especially Damien George and Mark Shannon, who have pulled off something > quite amazing by getting so much functionality into such a small device. > > If you're looking for active, welcoming and colourful communities who > use MicroPython in an educational context you should check out two places: > > * The MicroPython home page (especially the forums): > http://micropython.org/ The awesome PyBoard2 is coming out soon..! They > > > MicroPython - Python for microcontrollers > micropython.org > MicroPython. MicroPython is a lean and efficient implementation of the > Python 3 programming language that includes a small subset of the Python > standard library and is optimised to run on microcontrollers and in > constrained environments. > > > > also have a micro:bit section in the forums. > > * The CircuitPython community forming around Adafruit's boards > (CircuitPython is Adafruit's "flavour" of MicroPython): > https://learn.adafruit.com/category/circuitpython or > https://discordapp.com/channels/327254708534116352/327298996332658690 > (with around 600 active users chatting online). > > I'll be at PyCon in about a month's time in Cleveland. If you're there > too, come find me and say "hi". Two of the keynote speakers at this > year's PyCon are related to micro:bit: Qumisha and I met three years ago > and I smuggled her a bunch of micro:bits for her to use with the kids > who were learning to program in Python at her library (her keynote is > about her work with kids). Josh (who is only 13 years old) is keynoting > the education summit and talking about his amazing EduBlocks project > which provides a blocks based interface to MicroPython on the micro:bit. > > Best wishes, > > N. > > _______________________________________________ > Microbit mailing list > Microbit at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From damien.p.george at gmail.com Tue Apr 10 10:18:12 2018 From: damien.p.george at gmail.com (Damien George) Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 00:18:12 +1000 Subject: [Microbit-Python] Closing down this mailing list In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks must also go to Nicholas for all of his hard work! He has done a huge amount of work related to MicroPython on the micro:bit: coding, design, testing, rallying the troops, building the community, and many other things. He was there from the very beginning. Thank you Nicholas! And I agree that this mailing list can be closed. Better to concentrate the discussion on the other channels. On 10 April 2018 at 17:12, Nick Sarbicki wrote: > Not sure what the other slack group is. > > But there is a (quite large) python developers slack group which would be > happy to host a MicroPython community (it already hosts the pipenv > community). > > You can find it here https://pyslackers.com/ > > On Mon, 9 Apr 2018, 23:40 Nevil Hunt, wrote: > >> Hi Nicholas, >> >> >> Yes, I've not posted to it much in the last year but it was really useful >> when MicroPython for the micro:bit was getting going! >> >> So, thanks for setting it up and thanks for the great work you, Damien, >> Mark and others put into the project. >> >> Mu is fantastic and I like the look of the new Plotter feature. >> >> I also think the speech synthesiser was an inspired idea. (My micro:bit >> can still sing thanks to the code you gave me!) >> >> >> Maybe if WhaleyGeek is listening he could add a MicroPython thread to the >> Slack Channel instead? >> >> >> >> All the best, >> >> >> Mr Zbit >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Microbit >> on behalf of Nicholas H.Tollervey >> *Sent:* 09 April 2018 17:50 >> *To:* For Pythonic MicroBit related discussions >> *Subject:* [Microbit-Python] Closing down this mailing list >> >> Hi Folks, >> >> I'm sad to say that for quite some time, the only emails sent to this >> mailing list are spam (I should know, I get it delivered for appraisal >> as the list admin). Since engagement is lacking from "real people" and >> unless I hear a *really good reason not to* I'm going to delete this >> mailing list at the end of this week -- Friday 13th.. ;-) What's the >> worst that could happen..? (Rhetorical question.) >> >> Thank you all for your contributions to MicroPython on the micro:bit - >> especially Damien George and Mark Shannon, who have pulled off something >> quite amazing by getting so much functionality into such a small device. >> >> If you're looking for active, welcoming and colourful communities who >> use MicroPython in an educational context you should check out two places: >> >> * The MicroPython home page (especially the forums): >> http://micropython.org/ The awesome PyBoard2 is coming out soon..! They >> >> >> MicroPython - Python for microcontrollers >> micropython.org >> MicroPython. MicroPython is a lean and efficient implementation of the >> Python 3 programming language that includes a small subset of the Python >> standard library and is optimised to run on microcontrollers and in >> constrained environments. >> >> >> >> also have a micro:bit section in the forums. >> >> * The CircuitPython community forming around Adafruit's boards >> (CircuitPython is Adafruit's "flavour" of MicroPython): >> https://learn.adafruit.com/category/circuitpython or >> https://discordapp.com/channels/327254708534116352/327298996332658690 >> (with around 600 active users chatting online). >> >> I'll be at PyCon in about a month's time in Cleveland. If you're there >> too, come find me and say "hi". Two of the keynote speakers at this >> year's PyCon are related to micro:bit: Qumisha and I met three years ago >> and I smuggled her a bunch of micro:bits for her to use with the kids >> who were learning to program in Python at her library (her keynote is >> about her work with kids). Josh (who is only 13 years old) is keynoting >> the education summit and talking about his amazing EduBlocks project >> which provides a blocks based interface to MicroPython on the micro:bit. >> >> Best wishes, >> >> N. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Microbit mailing list >> Microbit at python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit >> > > _______________________________________________ > Microbit mailing list > Microbit at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From david.f.booth at googlemail.com Tue Apr 10 12:06:38 2018 From: david.f.booth at googlemail.com (David Booth) Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 17:06:38 +0100 Subject: [Microbit-Python] Closing down this mailing list In-Reply-To: References:

Message-ID: Hi Nicholas Thank you for aal the help you gave me last year. All the best David On 10 Apr 2018 3:18 p.m., "Damien George" wrote: > Thanks must also go to Nicholas for all of his hard work! He has done a > huge amount of work related to MicroPython on the micro:bit: coding, > design, testing, rallying the troops, building the community, and many > other things. He was there from the very beginning. Thank you Nicholas! > > And I agree that this mailing list can be closed. Better to concentrate > the discussion on the other channels. > > On 10 April 2018 at 17:12, Nick Sarbicki > wrote: > >> Not sure what the other slack group is. >> >> But there is a (quite large) python developers slack group which would be >> happy to host a MicroPython community (it already hosts the pipenv >> community). >> >> You can find it here https://pyslackers.com/ >> >> On Mon, 9 Apr 2018, 23:40 Nevil Hunt, wrote: >> >>> Hi Nicholas, >>> >>> >>> Yes, I've not posted to it much in the last year but it was really >>> useful when MicroPython for the micro:bit was getting going! >>> >>> So, thanks for setting it up and thanks for the great work you, Damien, >>> Mark and others put into the project. >>> >>> Mu is fantastic and I like the look of the new Plotter feature. >>> >>> I also think the speech synthesiser was an inspired idea. (My micro:bit >>> can still sing thanks to the code you gave me!) >>> >>> >>> Maybe if WhaleyGeek is listening he could add a MicroPython thread to >>> the Slack Channel instead? >>> >>> >>> >>> All the best, >>> >>> >>> Mr Zbit >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:* Microbit >>> on behalf of Nicholas H.Tollervey >>> *Sent:* 09 April 2018 17:50 >>> *To:* For Pythonic MicroBit related discussions >>> *Subject:* [Microbit-Python] Closing down this mailing list >>> >>> Hi Folks, >>> >>> I'm sad to say that for quite some time, the only emails sent to this >>> mailing list are spam (I should know, I get it delivered for appraisal >>> as the list admin). Since engagement is lacking from "real people" and >>> unless I hear a *really good reason not to* I'm going to delete this >>> mailing list at the end of this week -- Friday 13th.. ;-) What's the >>> worst that could happen..? (Rhetorical question.) >>> >>> Thank you all for your contributions to MicroPython on the micro:bit - >>> especially Damien George and Mark Shannon, who have pulled off something >>> quite amazing by getting so much functionality into such a small device. >>> >>> If you're looking for active, welcoming and colourful communities who >>> use MicroPython in an educational context you should check out two >>> places: >>> >>> * The MicroPython home page (especially the forums): >>> http://micropython.org/ The awesome PyBoard2 is coming out soon..! They >>> >>> >>> MicroPython - Python for microcontrollers >>> micropython.org >>> MicroPython. MicroPython is a lean and efficient implementation of the >>> Python 3 programming language that includes a small subset of the Python >>> standard library and is optimised to run on microcontrollers and in >>> constrained environments. >>> >>> >>> >>> also have a micro:bit section in the forums. >>> >>> * The CircuitPython community forming around Adafruit's boards >>> (CircuitPython is Adafruit's "flavour" of MicroPython): >>> https://learn.adafruit.com/category/circuitpython or >>> https://discordapp.com/channels/327254708534116352/327298996332658690 >>> (with around 600 active users chatting online). >>> >>> I'll be at PyCon in about a month's time in Cleveland. If you're there >>> too, come find me and say "hi". Two of the keynote speakers at this >>> year's PyCon are related to micro:bit: Qumisha and I met three years ago >>> and I smuggled her a bunch of micro:bits for her to use with the kids >>> who were learning to program in Python at her library (her keynote is >>> about her work with kids). Josh (who is only 13 years old) is keynoting >>> the education summit and talking about his amazing EduBlocks project >>> which provides a blocks based interface to MicroPython on the micro:bit. >>> >>> Best wishes, >>> >>> N. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Microbit mailing list >>> Microbit at python.org >>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Microbit mailing list >> Microbit at python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Microbit mailing list > Microbit at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pt at adafruit.com Tue Apr 10 13:14:40 2018 From: pt at adafruit.com (Phillip Torrone) Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 13:14:40 -0400 Subject: [Microbit-Python] Closing down this mailing list In-Reply-To: References:

Message-ID: <887E09C7-74F5-4D16-B3B8-3E22F50A8669@adafruit.com> thanks ntoll (and damien) and the community, we have a few community resources for folks for python on hardware obsessed... weekly newsletter (spam-free, ad-free) python on microcontrollers: http://www.adafruitdaily.com/ (the one from today is here: https://www.adafruitdaily.com/2018/04/10/awesome-circuitpython/ and one with ntoll! https://www.adafruitdaily.com/2018/03/28/nicholas-tollervey-creator-of-mu-visits-adafruit-links-and-more/) discord chat, over 5,000 people making things: http://adafru.it/discord awesome list has all these resources and more: https://github.com/adafruit/awesome-circuitpython cheers, pt > On Apr 10, 2018, at 12:06 PM, David Booth via Microbit wrote: > > Hi Nicholas > Thank you for aal the help you gave me last year. > All the best > David > > > On 10 Apr 2018 3:18 p.m., "Damien George" wrote: > Thanks must also go to Nicholas for all of his hard work! He has done a huge amount of work related to MicroPython on the micro:bit: coding, design, testing, rallying the troops, building the community, and many other things. He was there from the very beginning. Thank you Nicholas! > > And I agree that this mailing list can be closed. Better to concentrate the discussion on the other channels. > > On 10 April 2018 at 17:12, Nick Sarbicki wrote: > Not sure what the other slack group is. > > But there is a (quite large) python developers slack group which would be happy to host a MicroPython community (it already hosts the pipenv community). > > You can find it here https://pyslackers.com/ > > On Mon, 9 Apr 2018, 23:40 Nevil Hunt, wrote: > Hi Nicholas, > > Yes, I've not posted to it much in the last year but it was really useful when MicroPython for the micro:bit was getting going! > So, thanks for setting it up and thanks for the great work you, Damien, Mark and others put into the project. > Mu is fantastic and I like the look of the new Plotter feature. > I also think the speech synthesiser was an inspired idea. (My micro:bit can still sing thanks to the code you gave me!) > > Maybe if WhaleyGeek is listening he could add a MicroPython thread to the Slack Channel instead? > > > All the best, > > Mr Zbit > > > From: Microbit on behalf of Nicholas H.Tollervey > Sent: 09 April 2018 17:50 > To: For Pythonic MicroBit related discussions > Subject: [Microbit-Python] Closing down this mailing list > > Hi Folks, > > I'm sad to say that for quite some time, the only emails sent to this > mailing list are spam (I should know, I get it delivered for appraisal > as the list admin). Since engagement is lacking from "real people" and > unless I hear a *really good reason not to* I'm going to delete this > mailing list at the end of this week -- Friday 13th.. ;-) What's the > worst that could happen..? (Rhetorical question.) > > Thank you all for your contributions to MicroPython on the micro:bit - > especially Damien George and Mark Shannon, who have pulled off something > quite amazing by getting so much functionality into such a small device. > > If you're looking for active, welcoming and colourful communities who > use MicroPython in an educational context you should check out two places: > > * The MicroPython home page (especially the forums): > http://micropython.org/ The awesome PyBoard2 is coming out soon..! They > > > MicroPython - Python for microcontrollers > micropython.org > MicroPython. MicroPython is a lean and efficient implementation of the Python 3 programming language that includes a small subset of the Python standard library and is optimised to run on microcontrollers and in constrained environments. > > > > also have a micro:bit section in the forums. > > * The CircuitPython community forming around Adafruit's boards > (CircuitPython is Adafruit's "flavour" of MicroPython): > https://learn.adafruit.com/category/circuitpython or > https://discordapp.com/channels/327254708534116352/327298996332658690 > (with around 600 active users chatting online). > > I'll be at PyCon in about a month's time in Cleveland. If you're there > too, come find me and say "hi". Two of the keynote speakers at this > year's PyCon are related to micro:bit: Qumisha and I met three years ago > and I smuggled her a bunch of micro:bits for her to use with the kids > who were learning to program in Python at her library (her keynote is > about her work with kids). Josh (who is only 13 years old) is keynoting > the education summit and talking about his amazing EduBlocks project > which provides a blocks based interface to MicroPython on the micro:bit. > > Best wishes, > > N. > > _______________________________________________ > Microbit mailing list > Microbit at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > > _______________________________________________ > Microbit mailing list > Microbit at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > > > > _______________________________________________ > Microbit mailing list > Microbit at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > > _______________________________________________ > Microbit mailing list > Microbit at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit From 8bitvelociraptor at gmail.com Tue Apr 10 13:21:07 2018 From: 8bitvelociraptor at gmail.com (Hunter Irving) Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 10:21:07 -0700 Subject: [Microbit-Python] Closing down this mailing list In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Though I never contributed anything (I think I just asked one question, once) I wanna say thanks for running this service! So long, Hunter Irving On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 9:50 AM, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I'm sad to say that for quite some time, the only emails sent to this > mailing list are spam (I should know, I get it delivered for appraisal > as the list admin). Since engagement is lacking from "real people" and > unless I hear a *really good reason not to* I'm going to delete this > mailing list at the end of this week -- Friday 13th.. ;-) What's the > worst that could happen..? (Rhetorical question.) > > Thank you all for your contributions to MicroPython on the micro:bit - > especially Damien George and Mark Shannon, who have pulled off something > quite amazing by getting so much functionality into such a small device. > > If you're looking for active, welcoming and colourful communities who > use MicroPython in an educational context you should check out two places: > > * The MicroPython home page (especially the forums): > http://micropython.org/ The awesome PyBoard2 is coming out soon..! They > also have a micro:bit section in the forums. > > * The CircuitPython community forming around Adafruit's boards > (CircuitPython is Adafruit's "flavour" of MicroPython): > https://learn.adafruit.com/category/circuitpython or > https://discordapp.com/channels/327254708534116352/327298996332658690 > (with around 600 active users chatting online). > > I'll be at PyCon in about a month's time in Cleveland. If you're there > too, come find me and say "hi". Two of the keynote speakers at this > year's PyCon are related to micro:bit: Qumisha and I met three years ago > and I smuggled her a bunch of micro:bits for her to use with the kids > who were learning to program in Python at her library (her keynote is > about her work with kids). Josh (who is only 13 years old) is keynoting > the education summit and talking about his amazing EduBlocks project > which provides a blocks based interface to MicroPython on the micro:bit. > > Best wishes, > > N. > > > _______________________________________________ > Microbit mailing list > Microbit at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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On 09/04/18 17:50, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I'm sad to say that for quite some time, the only emails sent to this > mailing list are spam (I should know, I get it delivered for appraisal > as the list admin). Since engagement is lacking from "real people" and > unless I hear a *really good reason not to* I'm going to delete this > mailing list at the end of this week -- Friday 13th.. ;-) What's the > worst that could happen..? (Rhetorical question.) > > Thank you all for your contributions to MicroPython on the micro:bit - > especially Damien George and Mark Shannon, who have pulled off something > quite amazing by getting so much functionality into such a small device. > > If you're looking for active, welcoming and colourful communities who > use MicroPython in an educational context you should check out two places: > > * The MicroPython home page (especially the forums): > http://micropython.org/ The awesome PyBoard2 is coming out soon..! They > also have a micro:bit section in the forums. > > * The CircuitPython community forming around Adafruit's boards > (CircuitPython is Adafruit's "flavour" of MicroPython): > https://learn.adafruit.com/category/circuitpython or > https://discordapp.com/channels/327254708534116352/327298996332658690 > (with around 600 active users chatting online). > > I'll be at PyCon in about a month's time in Cleveland. If you're there > too, come find me and say "hi". Two of the keynote speakers at this > year's PyCon are related to micro:bit: Qumisha and I met three years ago > and I smuggled her a bunch of micro:bits for her to use with the kids > who were learning to program in Python at her library (her keynote is > about her work with kids). Josh (who is only 13 years old) is keynoting > the education summit and talking about his amazing EduBlocks project > which provides a blocks based interface to MicroPython on the micro:bit. > > Best wishes, > > N. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Microbit mailing list > Microbit at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 455 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: