Core language¶
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f-strings don’t support concatenation with adjacent literals if the adjacent literals contain braces or are f-strings¶
Cause: MicroPython is optimised for code space.
Workaround: Use the + operator between literal strings when either or both are f-strings
Sample code:
x, y = 1, 2
print("aa" f"{x}") # works
print(f"{x}" "ab") # works
print("a{}a" f"{x}") # fails
print(f"{x}" "a{}b") # fails
print(f"{x}" f"{y}") # fails
CPy output: |
uPy output: |
aa1
1ab
a{}a1
1a{}b
12
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Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 13
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
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f-strings cannot support expressions that require parsing to resolve unbalanced nested braces and brackets¶
Cause: MicroPython is optimised for code space.
Workaround: Always use balanced braces and brackets in expressions inside f-strings
Sample code:
print(f'{"hello { world"}')
print(f'{"hello ] world"}')
CPy output: |
uPy output: |
hello { world
hello ] world
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Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 9
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
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Raw f-strings are not supported¶
Cause: MicroPython is optimised for code space.
Sample code:
rf"hello"
CPy output: |
uPy output: |
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 8
SyntaxError: raw f-strings are not supported
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f-strings don’t support the !r, !s, and !a conversions¶
Cause: MicroPython is optimised for code space.
Workaround: Use repr(), str(), and ascii() explictly.
Sample code:
class X:
def __repr__(self):
return "repr"
def __str__(self):
return "str"
print(f"{X()!r}")
print(f"{X()!s}")
CPy output: |
uPy output: |
repr
str
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Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 17
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
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Classes¶
Special method __del__ not implemented for user-defined classes¶
Sample code:
import gc
class Foo:
def __del__(self):
print("__del__")
f = Foo()
del f
gc.collect()
CPy output: |
uPy output: |
__del__
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Method Resolution Order (MRO) is not compliant with CPython¶
Cause: Depth first non-exhaustive method resolution order
Workaround: Avoid complex class hierarchies with multiple inheritance and complex method overrides. Keep in mind that many languages don’t support multiple inheritance at all.
Sample code:
class Foo:
def __str__(self):
return "Foo"
class C(tuple, Foo):
pass
t = C((1, 2, 3))
print(t)
CPy output: |
uPy output: |
Foo
|
(1, 2, 3)
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When inheriting from multiple classes super() only calls one class¶
Cause: See Method Resolution Order (MRO) is not compliant with CPython
Workaround: See Method Resolution Order (MRO) is not compliant with CPython
Sample code:
class A:
def __init__(self):
print("A.__init__")
class B(A):
def __init__(self):
print("B.__init__")
super().__init__()
class C(A):
def __init__(self):
print("C.__init__")
super().__init__()
class D(B, C):
def __init__(self):
print("D.__init__")
super().__init__()
D()
CPy output: |
uPy output: |
D.__init__
B.__init__
C.__init__
A.__init__
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D.__init__
B.__init__
A.__init__
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Calling super() getter property in subclass will return a property object, not the value¶
Sample code:
class A:
@property
def p(self):
return {"a": 10}
class AA(A):
@property
def p(self):
return super().p
a = AA()
print(a.p)
CPy output: |
uPy output: |
{'a': 10}
|
<property>
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Functions¶
Error messages for methods may display unexpected argument counts¶
Cause: MicroPython counts “self” as an argument.
Workaround: Interpret error messages with the information above in mind.
Sample code:
try:
[].append()
except Exception as e:
print(e)
CPy output: |
uPy output: |
list.append() takes exactly one argument (0 given)
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function takes 2 positional arguments but 1 were given
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Function objects do not have the __module__ attribute¶
Cause: MicroPython is optimized for reduced code size and RAM usage.
Workaround: Use sys.modules[function.__globals__['__name__']] for non-builtin modules.
Sample code:
def f():
pass
print(f.__module__)
CPy output: |
uPy output: |
__main__
|
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 13, in <module>
AttributeError: 'function' object has no attribute '__module__'
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User-defined attributes for functions are not supported¶
Cause: MicroPython is highly optimized for memory usage.
Workaround: Use external dictionary, e.g. FUNC_X[f] = 0.
Sample code:
def f():
pass
f.x = 0
print(f.x)
CPy output: |
uPy output: |
0
|
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 13, in <module>
AttributeError: 'function' object has no attribute 'x'
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Generator¶
Context manager __exit__() not called in a generator which does not run to completion¶
Sample code:
class foo(object):
def __enter__(self):
print("Enter")
def __exit__(self, *args):
print("Exit")
def bar(x):
with foo():
while True:
x += 1
yield x
def func():
g = bar(0)
for _ in range(3):
print(next(g))
func()
CPy output: |
uPy output: |
Enter
1
2
3
Exit
|
Enter
1
2
3
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Runtime¶
Local variables aren’t included in locals() result¶
Cause: MicroPython doesn’t maintain symbolic local environment, it is optimized to an array of slots. Thus, local variables can’t be accessed by a name.
Sample code:
def test():
val = 2
print(locals())
test()
CPy output: |
uPy output: |
{'val': 2}
|
{'test': <function test at 0x7fcfcb827240>, '__name__': '__main__', '__file__': '<stdin>'}
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Code running in eval() function doesn’t have access to local variables¶
Cause: MicroPython doesn’t maintain symbolic local environment, it is optimized to an array of slots. Thus, local variables can’t be accessed by a name. Effectively, eval(expr) in MicroPython is equivalent to eval(expr, globals(), globals()).
Sample code:
val = 1
def test():
val = 2
print(val)
eval("print(val)")
test()
CPy output: |
uPy output: |
2
2
|
2
1
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import¶
__all__ is unsupported in __init__.py in MicroPython.¶
Cause: Not implemented.
Workaround: Manually import the sub-modules directly in __init__.py using from . import foo, bar.
Sample code:
from modules3 import *
foo.hello()
CPy output: |
uPy output: |
hello
|
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 9, in <module>
NameError: name 'foo' isn't defined
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__path__ attribute of a package has a different type (single string instead of list of strings) in MicroPython¶
Cause: MicroPython does’t support namespace packages split across filesystem. Beyond that, MicroPython’s import system is highly optimized for minimal memory usage.
Workaround: Details of import handling is inherently implementation dependent. Don’t rely on such details in portable applications.
Sample code:
import modules
print(modules.__path__)
CPy output: |
uPy output: |
['/home/micropython/micropython-autodocs/tests/cpydiff/modules']
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../tests/cpydiff/modules
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Failed to load modules are still registered as loaded¶
Cause: To make module handling more efficient, it’s not wrapped with exception handling.
Workaround: Test modules before production use; during development, use del sys.modules["name"], or just soft or hard reset the board.
Sample code:
import sys
try:
from modules import foo
except NameError as e:
print(e)
try:
from modules import foo
print("Should not get here")
except NameError as e:
print(e)
CPy output: |
uPy output: |
foo
name 'xxx' is not defined
foo
name 'xxx' is not defined
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foo
name 'xxx' isn't defined
Should not get here
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MicroPython does’t support namespace packages split across filesystem.¶
Cause: MicroPython’s import system is highly optimized for simplicity, minimal memory usage, and minimal filesystem search overhead.
Workaround: Don’t install modules belonging to the same namespace package in different directories. For MicroPython, it’s recommended to have at most 3-component module search paths: for your current application, per-user (writable), system-wide (non-writable).
Sample code:
import sys
sys.path.append(sys.path[1] + "/modules")
sys.path.append(sys.path[1] + "/modules2")
import subpkg.foo
import subpkg.bar
print("Two modules of a split namespace package imported")
CPy output: |
uPy output: |
Two modules of a split namespace package imported
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Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 13, in <module>
ImportError: no module named 'subpkg.bar'
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