# Install micropython with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper Python implementation for microcontrollers and constrained systems. Version 1.28.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-10. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:micropython ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install micropython ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install micropython ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/micropython/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add micropython ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: micropython from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install micropython ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: micropython from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install micropython ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: micropython from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#micropython ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mi/micropython/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install micropython ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: micropython from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:micropython - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.28.0 - **Source summary:** Python implementation for microcontrollers and constrained systems - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-10T10:08:53Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - micropython (cli) - mpy-cross (cli) - micropython (alias) - mpy-cross (alias) ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - libffi - python ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sequoia, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.28.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-10 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/micropython/micropython - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage MicroPython is Damien George's compact implementation of Python 3 for microcontrollers and constrained systems. George began the project in 2013 and funded it through a Kickstarter campaign for both the language runtime and the PyBoard reference board. Contemporary coverage described a from-scratch implementation with a parser, compiler, virtual machine, runtime system, garbage collector, and support for 32-bit ARM microcontrollers; the Python Software Foundation later noted that the campaign raised nearly GBP 100,000 and shipped MicroPython with the PyBoard. ### Project history The project became important because it moved Python-style interactive development onto devices that previously required C, Arduino-style sketches, or vendor SDKs. Users write scripts, interact with a REPL, and access low-level hardware modules for pins, buses, timers, filesystems, and networking. The `mpy-cross` executable in the package compiles MicroPython bytecode for deployment, while the `micropython` executable provides the Unix-hosted runtime useful for testing and scripting. ### How it is used MicroPython's ecosystem role widened as ports appeared for boards and chips such as STM32, ESP8266, ESP32, RP2040, Unix, Windows, Zephyr, and others. The BBC micro:bit effort and Adafruit's later CircuitPython fork helped spread the programming model into education and maker communities. In package-manager terms, MicroPython sits between a language runtime, embedded toolchain, and board firmware ecosystem. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** micropython - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - micropython - 1.25.0+ds-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: micropython from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Unix/Linux port of MicroPython for board-independent use on the host | https://micropython.org/ - Debian apt - micropython-doc - 1.25.0+ds-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: micropython-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Documentation and examples for MicroPython - HTML format | https://micropython.org/ - Nix - micropython: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mi/micropython/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - micropython - 1.22.1+ds-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: micropython from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Unix/Linux port of MicroPython for board-independent use on the host | https://micropython.org/ - Ubuntu apt - micropython-doc - 1.22.1+ds-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: micropython-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Documentation and examples for MicroPython - HTML format | https://micropython.org/ - apk - micropython - 1.28.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: micropython from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | lean and efficient Python implementation for MCUs and constrained systems | https://www.micropython.org/ - apk - micropython-cross - 1.28.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: micropython-cross from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Compile micropython code to bytecode, which can be transfered to MCUs | https://www.micropython.org/ - apk - micropython-doc - 1.28.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: micropython-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | lean and efficient Python implementation for MCUs and constrained systems (documentation) | https://www.micropython.org/ - dnf - micropython - 1.28.0-3.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: micropython from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Implementation of Python 3 with very low memory footprint | http://micropython.org/ - dnf - micropython-tools - 1.28.0-3.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: micropython-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | MicroPython device tools and utilities | http://micropython.org/ - dnf - mpy-cross - 1.28.0-3.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mpy-cross from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | MicroPython cross-compiler | http://micropython.org/ - zypper - micropython - 1.28.0-2.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: micropython from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Implementation of Python 3 with very low memory footprint | https://micropython.org/ - zypper - mpremote - 1.28.0-2.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: mpremote from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | MicroPython remote control | https://micropython.org/ - zypper - mpy-tools - 1.28.0-2.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: mpy-tools from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Tools for creating and handling precompiled .mpy files for MicroPython | https://micropython.org/ - MacPorts - micropython: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/micropython/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - 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