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+title: "A Fabulous Year for Python on Hardware and Much More!"
 date: 2024-12-23 07:00:00 -0800
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-News Sources
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-- [Adafruit Playground](https://adafruit-playground.com/)
-- Twitter: [CircuitPython](https://twitter.com/search?q=circuitpython&src=typed_query&f=live), [MicroPython](https://twitter.com/search?q=micropython&src=typed_query&f=live) and [Python](https://twitter.com/search?q=python&src=typed_query)
-- [Raspberry Pi News](https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/)
-- Mastodon [CircuitPython](https://octodon.social/tags/CircuitPython) and [MicroPython](https://octodon.social/tags/MicroPython)
-- [hackster.io CircuitPython](https://www.hackster.io/search?q=circuitpython&i=projects&sort_by=most_recent) and [MicroPython](https://www.hackster.io/search?q=micropython&i=projects&sort_by=most_recent)
-- YouTube: [CircuitPython](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=circuitpython&sp=CAI%253D), [MicroPython](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=micropython&sp=CAI%253D)
-- Instructables: [CircuitPython](https://www.instructables.com/search/?q=circuitpython&projects=all&sort=Newest), [MicroPython](https://www.instructables.com/search/?q=micropython&projects=all&sort=Newest), [Raspberry Pi Python](https://www.instructables.com/search/?q=raspberry+pi+python&projects=all&sort=Newest)
-- [hackaday CircuitPython](https://hackaday.com/blog/?s=circuitpython) and [MicroPython](https://hackaday.com/blog/?s=micropython)
-- [python.org](https://www.python.org/)
-- [Python Insider - dev team blog](https://pythoninsider.blogspot.com/)
-- Individuals: [Jeff Geerling](https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog), [Yakroo](https://x.com/Yakroo5077)
-- Tom's Hardware: [CircuitPython](https://www.tomshardware.com/search?searchTerm=circuitpython&articleType=all&sortBy=publishedDate) and [MicroPython](https://www.tomshardware.com/search?searchTerm=micropython&articleType=all&sortBy=publishedDate) and [Raspberry Pi](https://www.tomshardware.com/search?searchTerm=raspberry%20pi&articleType=all&sortBy=publishedDate)
-- [hackaday.io newest projects MicroPython](https://hackaday.io/projects?tag=micropython&sort=date) and [CircuitPython](https://hackaday.io/projects?tag=circuitpython&sort=date)
-- [Google News Python](https://news.google.com/topics/CAAqIQgKIhtDQkFTRGdvSUwyMHZNRFY2TVY4U0FtVnVLQUFQAQ?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen)
-- hackaday.io - [CircuitPython](https://hackaday.io/search?term=circuitpython) and [MicroPython](https://hackaday.io/search?term=micropython)
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 Welcome to the latest Python on Microcontrollers newsletter! *insert 2-3 sentences from editor (what's in overview, banter)* - *Anne Barela, Editor*
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 | MicroPython Version         | v1.22.0  | v1.24.1 |
 | Python Version              | 3.12.1   | 3.13.1  |
 | CircuitPython Compatible Boards | 596  | 708     |
-| CircuitPython Libraries     | 471      | 508
+| CircuitPython Libraries     | 471      | 508     |
 | Newsletter Subscribers      | 10,735   | 11,716  |
 
+Thank you all for a fabulous 2024 and we're all looking forward to a strong 2025.
+
 ## Hardware Acceleration for uLab in MicroPython
 
 [![Hardware Acceleration for uLab](../assets/20241223/20241223ulab.jpg)](https://openmv.io/blogs/news/flir-boson-support-coming-soon)