One example of this in action is a simple GET request of URL, this will print out the status code of a page, which can then be used to create a simple decision-making function.

Python is one of the most approachable languages to learn, thanks to its object-oriented-first approach and its minimal ...

It’s easy to do, and simple to understand so I’m happy to share what has worked for me, using Web2Py as the example (with guest appearances from ESP8266 and NodeMCU).

Here’s one that exists in about 150 lines of Python code. You might wonder what the value is. After all, there are plenty of well-done simulators including Quirk that we have looked at in the past.