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Yes and you can also run Lua, Javascript, Arduino/C on it.

However I thought there was already a micropython firmware for it [1]. What extra does this kickstarter bring in?

[1] https://learn.adafruit.com/building-and-running-micropython-...

A whole lot of testing and functionality. I've used micropython on a few of my esp boards, and while it works, it is exceedingly buggy. I write most of my apps for esp boards in the Arduino IDE in C, which is totally fine, but it is easier to prototype in Python, so I backed it.

I believe the purpose of the Kickstarter was to fund first-tier support for the ESP8266, whereas before it had been kind of a side project.

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