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   Bryan to john larkin   
   Re: Pi Pico Python speed   
   09 Feb 24 00:37:50   
   
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   On 2/8/2024 19:19, john larkin wrote:   
   > On 8 Feb 2024 08:10:20 GMT, "Peter Heitzer"   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> john larkin  wrote:   
   >>> Has anyone measured how fast a pico can do things running Python?   
   >>> Like, to start, wiggling a port pin as fast as possible?   
   >>   
   >>> I think the micro Python is an interpreter.   
   >> Yes, Python is interpreted.   
   >> I found https://wellys.com/posts/board-language_speed/   
   >> I think the performance of Micropython and Circuitpython should be   
   >> almost equal.   
   >> The nice thing is that you can test your code interactively in the   
   >> Python interpreter.   
   >   
   > Cool. We just did a MicroPython loop to raise and lower a port pin 4   
   > times, brute force inline code, as fast as we could. One up/down cycle   
   > takes about 14 microseconds on a Pico, with some jitter.   
   >   
   > We'll repeat it in c. I'm guessing that will be 20x faster.   
   >   
      
   A little off topic, but do you have any suggestions as to good "I don't   
   know squat and I'm old and it doesn't make sense" learn MicroPython   
   resources?   
      
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