On the ESP8266, because it’s all in Python, the code is similar. In fact, the same basic code would work between two computers running vanilla Python just as well as the ESP8266 running MicroPython.

MicroPython是Python 3的精简和高效的实现，包含了一部分经过优化的Python标准库，能在微控制器等资源受限的平台运行。MicroPython也支持一些高级功能，比如交互式提示、任意精度的整数、闭包、列表推导、生成器、异常处理等等 ...

Over on Hackaday.io the MicroPython on ESP8266 contest is under way and you’ve only got until the end of August to submit your creation. The prizes?

Damien George has created a new programming language with standard API to make creating Internet Of Things projects more enjoyable and easier when using the ESP8266 WiFi chip.