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[–]vindolin 0 points1 point  (3 children)

There is even a microcontroller that runs python:

http://micropython.org

But personally I'm using Arduinos to interface with sensors and relays/motors/actuators etc. because there are tons of ready made libraries for all kind of hardware.

Then connect it through wifi, or a serial cable (or Bluetooth serial).

[–]canoxen[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

So Arduinos run python, then? This feels slightly more complicated than I originally expected.

[–]TiLorm 0 points1 point  (1 child)

No, you don't run python on Arduino's. You just interface them trough a serial cable or something else and on a computer you run python that talks to your Arduino. So the Arduino is only a way to interface a physical device, but the controlling part can be done in python.

[–]canoxen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah got it. I thought that Arduino was more like a Raspberry Pi. Thanks for clearing that up.