# CircuitPython | ![img \|150](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Adafruit_blinka_angles-left.svg/320px-Adafruit_blinka_angles-left.svg.png) | **CircuitPython** is an open-source derivative of the MicroPython programming language targeted toward students and beginners. Development of CircuitPython is supported by Adafruit Industries. It is a software implementation of the Python 3 programming language, written in C. It has been ported to run on several modern microcontrollers. | |-|-| | | wikipedia:: [CircuitPython](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CircuitPython) | [[Circuit Playground]] [Adafruit Learning System](https://learn.adafruit.com/category/circuitpython)