4. Python

4.1 Data download

Python information contains library files、project code and firmware,please click to download for follow-up study.

Data download: Python

4.2 Download Thonny

For Windows——Operating System: Windows 10

Enter Thonny IDE official to download the Thonny for Windows version.

For MAC

Please refer to Windows.

4.3 Install Thonny

Thonny supports two installation methods:

Thonny+Python package

Python IDE and Thonny are packaged together and can be directly installed and used. It is fast and easy so is recommended for beginners. There are also two ways to install this package:
- Installer
- Portable variant
Thonny only

Thonny is actually a package of python. When the user already has a python environment, click pip install thonny to install Thonny only, which is more suitable for developers.

Please download the corresponding version according to your requirements.

4.3.1 Installer

Download the app according to your operation system. Here we demonstrate under 64bit Windows 10 to download Installer with 64-bit Python 3.10.

Clickand you will see “Select Setup Install Mode”. Choose Install for me only.

Next.

Tick I accept the agreement and Click Next.

The default installation path is in Disk C. You may click Browse… to choose another disk. And then click Next.

By default, a shortcut to the program is created in the Start menu folder. Click Browse… to set another path for the shortcut and Next.

Tick Create desktop icon and Next.

Install.

“Finish”!

Back to the desktop and start Thonny to choose a language.

Done.

4.3.2 Portable Variant

Download the app according to your operation system. Here we demonstrate under 64bit Windows 10 to download Installer with 64-bit Python 3.10.

Clickto start Thonny and choose a language.

Done.

4.4 Burn Firmware (Important)

To run MicroPython code on Pico, it is necessary to burn MicroPython firmware to Pico.

Connect the board to your computer via Micro USB.

B. Press and hold the white button (BOOTSEL) on “Raspberry Pi Pico”. Then, connect the Raspberry Pi Pico to the computer via a microUSB cable.

C. Release the button. After connection, open [Device Manager] and your computer will automatically recognize the removable disk (RPI-RP2) as follows:

D. Copy the RPI_PICO-20250809-v1.26.0.uf2 file from the “Firmware” folder to the removable disk (RPI-RP2), just like copying a file to a USB flash drive, and then wait for it to complete.

E. After burning the firmware, Raspberry Pi Pico will restart. After that, you can run Micropython.

4.5 Homepage

Click View and tick Files to open the file manager.

4.7 Connect Pico to Thonny

Connect the Pico development board to the computer, then set the development board to Pico and select the port.

Click Tools–>Options...

Select Interpreter , then set the development board to MicroPython(Raspberry Pi Pico), and choose the ports automatically recognized, and click OK.