They also still consider CircuitPython to be downstream from MicroPython, that is, the intention is to eventually integrate new features and capabilities added to MicroPython into CircuitPython.

All the gory details of this interaction are abstracted away by a CircuitPython library, which is great because that code really isn’t something you want to write for every project.

CircuitPython 8.0.0-rc.1 is now available via the official GitHub release page by following the link below and brings with it a wealth of functionality.

The Adafruit team have this week announced the release of CircuitPython 8.0.0, the latest major revision of CircuitPython, and is a new stable release.