Interactive MicroPython read-eval-print-loop See also the micropython library and its README file.

Dependencies:   mbed micropython

This program needs the micropython library - see there for Getting Started information.

See the mbed MicroPython wiki for more information.

Revision:
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+/*
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Colin Hogben
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "py/runtime.h"
+#include "lib/utils/pyhelp.h"
+
+STATIC const char help_text[] =
+    "Welcome to the (unofficial) mbed port of MicroPython!\n"
+    "For online help please visit http://micropython.org/help/.\n"
+    "For further help on a specific object, type help(obj)\n"
+    "\n"
+    "The following modules are available:\n"
+#if MICROPY_PY_SYS
+    "  sys\n"
+#endif
+#if MICROPY_PY_STRUCT
+    "  ustruct -- cut-down version of struct\n"
+#endif
+    "  machine -- direct memory access and reset function\n"
+    "  mbed    -- equivalents to mbed API classes:\n"
+#if MICROPY_MBED_DIGITALOUT
+    "    DigitalOut\n"
+#endif
+#if MICROPY_MBED_DIGITALIN
+    "    DigitalIn\n"
+#endif
+#if MICROPY_MBED_SERIAL
+    "    Serial\n"
+#endif
+    "  pins    -- board-specific and generic named pins e.g. USBTX\n"
+    ;
+
+STATIC mp_obj_t mbed_help(size_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+    if (n_args == 0) {
+        // print a general help message
+        printf("%s", help_text);
+    }
+    else {
+        // try to print something sensible about the given object
+        pyhelp_print_obj(args[0]);
+    }
+    return mp_const_none;
+}
+MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(mp_builtin_help_obj, 0, 1, mbed_help);