kaspersmicrobit VS bleak

If you are looking for a python library for connecting to the microbit Bluetooth services that works on windows too: I created kaspersmicrobit to make this a bit easier

See https://kaspersmicrobit.readthedocs.io/en/stable/ for detailed steps on how to enable bluetooth, how to pair, and example code (like this https://kaspersmicrobit.readthedocs.io/en/stable/led/ ) BTW I am the author of this python package.

Hi All👋, I created a Python package to make it easier to connect to the Bluetooth services of a micro:bit: https://github.com/janickr/kaspersmicrobit. For example you can use a BBC micro:bit as a wireless controller for your own Python games by listening for button presses or accelerometer values. Watch a demo video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3JARVPQE9Q

I've used Bleak in Python https://github.com/hbldh/bleak to connect to BLE devices from my laptop using the built-in card. I can iterate over services/characteristics, transmit stuff, use indicates, etc.

On the Raspberry Pi I recommend the Python library Bleak. It has some examples, such as the sensortag.py example that shows how to read characteristics, and the enable_notifications.py example that shows how to subscribe to notifications to read data from a characteristic.

We’ve automated testing on our BLE device. Our rig is based on a Raspberry pi configured with a Gitlab-runner that runs a test suite written in Python. We use a library called Bleak: https://github.com/hbldh/bleak

There are quite a few good BLE helper libraries out there that can make my job easier. But not all are created equal, some may be perfect for building peripheral BLE applications but may not be the best for central BLE applications. As I am going to make the Raspberry Pi the client, Bleak is a great one to use. Bleak is a GATT client software, capable of connecting to BLE devices acting as GATT servers. It is designed to provide a asynchronous, cross-platform Python API to connect and communicate with other BLE devices e.g. sensors.

There is a workaround in here although they claim this is fixed in most recent update: https://github.com/hbldh/bleak/issues/720

If your Python script on your computer should work as the GATT client and your code on the ESP32 as the GATT server, Bleak is an easy-to-use Python library. Have a look at the code examples.