
Step 2: main.py on pico - epaper demo - runs connected to PC. Step 1: main.py on pico is LED blink script - runs connected to PC This cable and powersource has run my pi3 and other heavier things at times so I'm sure it's getting enough juice to activate the e-ink screen lol. When swapping to a "wall powered" USB plug the demo script for the ePaper doesn't run but simple "blink the pico led" ones do - same usb cable etc used. I have Thonny, and when the pico is usb connected to my Windows PC I can get different scripts to run. Here we see we get an initial setup question with the language and settings, but now we see Thonny just as we have in all the other versions on all the other platforms.Pi Pico with a Pico-specific e-Paper-2.13 from waveshare. It’s not as easy as just typing thonny, but it’s not too difficult, and you can always put that on your path. local/bin/thonny to allow it to run in this case. And here I’m highlighting onscreen the version we need to run. So using the find command here, it’s possible to see where it is. Not all distributions will allow you to install using the package manager, so you may need to use this command, pip3 install thonny, and then it will collect all of the dependencies and Thonny itself and install it.Ġ4:40 However, running it may be more difficult depending on where it gets installed to, which varies by your Linux distribution. So clicking down in the bottom left to show the applications will show the Thonny icon and running it is as simple as double-clicking, just like when we entered the command earlier on.Ġ4:25 Installing Thonny on Linux Using pip. As you can see, there’s quite a few.Ġ3:50 However, once it has installed, it’s as easy as typing thonny in the terminal to run the program.Ġ3:58 Now, you’ll also notice if you install via this method on Ubuntu, that the program gets put in your applications list. You’ll press y to confirm we want to install, and then Linux installs all the packages, including Thonny, that we need for it to run.

You may need to enter your password to run this. An installer for modern Linux is not available on the site, but it is available via the package manager apt.Ġ3:32 Here’s the command to get it installed. Minimizing the browser will allow you to see that all the default options are followed to have a quick and easy installation of Thonny on Windows.Ġ2:52 Once it’s been installed, which will take a few more seconds in real time,Ġ3:04 you can click Finish and then run it in the normal way you would from the Start menu, which is done by tapping the Windows key and then typing the first few letters of Thonny.Ġ3:12 And here’s Thonny ready to start programming.Ġ3:22 Installing Thonny on Linux Using apt. Running that will allow Thonny to be installed.

And as you can see at the top, the Windows download link is conveniently provided.Ġ2:32 You can click on it and the EXE for the installer will be downloaded.

Installing Thonny on Windows using an installer. It can be run just by typing thonny.Ġ2:15 As you can see here, Thonny is ready to run, and now we can start programming.

pip will download all the relevant frameworks and Thonny itself and then install Thonny. Installing Thonny on a Mac using pip.Ġ1:58 So here in the Terminal window, it’s possible to install Thonny using pip3 install thonny. And now here we have Thonny ready to start programming. Double-clicking will open it up.Ġ1:42 We get asked the first time we run it if it’s okay to open that, as a security measure. And now that’s permanently ready to be run on a Mac. So open a new Finder window with Command + N,Ġ1:17 go to the Applications folder, and here you can see I’ve moved it out of the way, and now I’m just going to put it in order so we can see it fits in the right place, and then drag it into the window.Ġ1:27 But as long as it’s anywhere there, it will end up in the right place. Click on the Mac link conveniently placed on the front page and then open that image that we download.Ġ0:52 Now, the image will take a few seconds to download depending on the speed of your internet connection, but once it has downloaded, Mac will verify that image and then open the contents to show you two files, a text file and Thonny itself.Ġ1:06 For a permanent installation, you need to move the Thonny application into the Mac’s Applications folder. Often, you’ll be using the installer from, but you may use pip install thonny or install using apt-get install thonny depending on whether you’re on Linux or not.Ġ0:36 Let’s look at installing Thonny on macOS using the installer. It’s supported on macOS, it’s supported on Windows, and it’s also supported on Linux.Ġ0:19 There are different ways you can install it depending on the platform that you’re on. Thonny is supported on three main platforms. 00:00 Let’s get started by looking at how to install Thonny.
