The initial development for Python on the micro:bit started down the road of using Microsoft’s TouchDevelop as a browser-based IDE that would send C++ code to an mBed cloud compilation service.

The editor has drag-and-drop code snippets, code structure highlighting and auto-complete, and “has also been designed to enhance appeal to more female learners and those from under-represented ...

For this example you will also need to copy this Python code to a MicroPython editor and use the editor to flash the Python code onto the micro:bit. I also made a theremin-like musical toy! Like ...