miguelgrinberg/microdot

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2140 stars · 155 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Microdot is a minimalistic async web framework for Python and MicroPython, inspired by Flask, designed to run on resource-constrained systems like microcontrollers. It supports routing, WebSockets, SSE, authentication, and form handling in a tiny footprint.

Use cases

• build a rest api on an esp32 with micropython
• serve a small web app from a microcontroller
• run a lightweight http server with async handlers
• host a websocket endpoint on embedded hardware
• create a flask-like web app without heavy dependencies

When to choose

• you need a web server on a microcontroller or memory-limited device
• you want a Flask-like API in a tiny dependency-free package
• you need async request handling in CPython or MicroPython

When to avoid

• you need a full-featured framework with built-in ORM, admin, or large ecosystem
• you are building a high-traffic production web service
• you rely on extensive third-party Flask extensions

Facets

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web-framework http-server routing websocket templating web-development backend iot embedded-systems python cross-platform embedded iot micropython flask-inspired async microcontrollers minimalist

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