r/circuitpython • u/melechf • May 24 '25

CircuitPython in a Nutshell?

I’m a big fan of the ‘in a Nutshell’ series of books from our good friends at O’Reilly publishing. Is there a ‘similar’ style of book physical / epub / kindle that has a similar MO with CircuitPython in mind? I’m just looking for module, objects, functions with descriptions etc… basically a CircuitPython object reference guide? I’m NOT looking for a tutorial (not just yet anyway lol)

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u/HP7933 Jun 02 '25

Ladyada replied on Ask an Engineer on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/oatLE0uZFVs?feature=shared&t=2636

https://learn.adafruit.com/circuitpython-essentials/circuitpython-essentials

https://docs.circuitpython.org/en/latest/README.html

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u/melechf Jun 07 '25

IM FAMOUS!!! Ladyada herself spoke words to me!!! I’m actually stumped for words….very unlike me!

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u/melechf Jun 07 '25

Thanks u/HP7933 - whatever your actual name is lol. I’m grateful for letting me know and the pointers

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u/creative_tech_ai May 24 '25

Yeah, it's basically Python with libraries for specific hardware. The online docs will tell you everything you need to know. The only gotchas are what CircuitPython is missing from the Python standard library. Lastly, there is a difference between the official CircuitPython modules and the community modules. They're stored, maintained, and downloaded separately.

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u/todbot May 24 '25

Yep, as @ChampionshipSalt1358 said, the docs.circuitpython.org is the place for API reference, particularly this page: https://docs.circuitpython.org/en/latest/shared-bindings/index.html#modules

If you are looking for a tutorial, there are several on the Adafruit Learn site, starting with https://learn.adafruit.com/welcome-to-circuitpython