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.. _mpy_files:
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MicroPython .mpy files
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======================
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MicroPython defines the concept of an .mpy file which is a binary container
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file format that holds precompiled code, and which can be imported like a
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normal .py module. The file ``foo.mpy`` can be imported via ``import foo``,
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as long as ``foo.mpy`` can be found in the usual way by the import machinery.
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Usually, each directory listed in ``sys.path`` is searched in order. When
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searching a particular directory ``foo.py`` is looked for first and if that
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is not found then ``foo.mpy`` is looked for, then the search continues in the
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next directory if neither is found. As such, ``foo.py`` will take precedence
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over ``foo.mpy``.
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These .mpy files can contain bytecode which is usually generated from Python
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source files (.py files) via the ``mpy-cross`` program. For some architectures
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an .mpy file can also contain native machine code, which can be generated in
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a variety of ways, most notably from C source code.
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Versioning and compatibility of .mpy files
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A given .mpy file may or may not be compatible with a given MicroPython system.
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Compatibility is based on the following:
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* Version of the .mpy file: the version of the file must match the version
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supported by the system loading it.
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* Small integer bits: the .mpy file will require a minimum number of bits in
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a small integer and the system loading it must support at least this many
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bits.
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* Native architecture: if the .mpy file contains native machine code then
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it will specify the architecture of that machine code and the system
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loading it must support execution of that architecture's code.
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If a MicroPython system supports importing .mpy files then the
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``sys.implementation._mpy`` field will exist and return an integer which
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encodes the version (lower 8 bits), features and native architecture.
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Trying to import an .mpy file that fails one of the first four tests will
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raise ``ValueError('incompatible .mpy file')``. Trying to import an .mpy
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file that fails the native architecture test (if it contains native machine
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code) will raise ``ValueError('incompatible .mpy arch')``.
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If importing an .mpy file fails then try the following:
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* Determine the .mpy version and flags supported by your MicroPython system
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by executing::
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import sys
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sys_mpy = sys.implementation._mpy
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arch = [None, 'x86', 'x64',
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'armv6', 'armv6m', 'armv7m', 'armv7em', 'armv7emsp', 'armv7emdp',
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'xtensa', 'xtensawin'][sys_mpy >> 10]
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print('mpy version:', sys_mpy & 0xff)
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print('mpy flags:', end='')
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if arch:
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print(' -march=' + arch, end='')
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print()
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* Check the validity of the .mpy file by inspecting the first two bytes of
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the file. The first byte should be an uppercase 'M' and the second byte
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will be the version number, which should match the system version from above.
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If it doesn't match then rebuild the .mpy file.
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* Check if the system .mpy version matches the version emitted by ``mpy-cross``
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that was used to build the .mpy file, found by ``mpy-cross --version``.
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If it doesn't match then recompile ``mpy-cross`` from the Git repository
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checked out at the tag (or hash) reported by ``mpy-cross --version``.
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* Make sure you are using the correct ``mpy-cross`` flags, found by the code
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above, or by inspecting the ``MPY_CROSS_FLAGS`` Makefile variable for the
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port that you are using.
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The following table shows the correspondence between MicroPython release
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and .mpy version.
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MicroPython release .mpy version
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=================== ============
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v1.19 and up 6
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v1.12 - v1.18 5
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v1.11 4
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v1.9.3 - v1.10 3
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v1.9 - v1.9.2 2
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v1.5.1 - v1.8.7 0
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=================== ============
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For completeness, the next table shows the Git commit of the main
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MicroPython repository at which the .mpy version was changed.
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.mpy version change Git commit
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5 to 6 f2040bfc7ee033e48acef9f289790f3b4e6b74e5
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4 to 5 5716c5cf65e9b2cb46c2906f40302401bdd27517
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3 to 4 9a5f92ea72754c01cc03e5efcdfe94021120531e
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2 to 3 ff93fd4f50321c6190e1659b19e64fef3045a484
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1 to 2 dd11af209d226b7d18d5148b239662e30ed60bad
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0 to 1 6a11048af1d01c78bdacddadd1b72dc7ba7c6478
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initial version 0 d8c834c95d506db979ec871417de90b7951edc30
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=================== ========================================
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Binary encoding of .mpy files
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-----------------------------
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MicroPython .mpy files are a binary container format with code objects (bytecode
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and native machine code) stored internally in a nested hierarchy. The code for
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the outer module is stored first, and then its children follow. Each child may
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have further children, for example in the case of a class having methods, or a
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function defining a lambda or comprehension. To keep files small while still
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providing a large range of possible values it uses the concept of a
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variably-encoded-unsigned-integer (vuint) in many places. Similar to utf-8
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encoding, this encoding stores 7 bits per byte with the 8th bit (MSB) set
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if one or more bytes follow. The bits of the unsigned integer are stored
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in the vuint in LSB form.
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The top-level of an .mpy file consists of three parts:
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* The header.
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* The global qstr and constant tables.
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* The raw-code for the outer scope of the module.
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This outer scope is executed when the .mpy file is imported.
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You can inspect the contents of a .mpy file by using ``mpy-tool.py``, for
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example (run from the root of the main MicroPython repository)::
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$ ./tools/mpy-tool.py -xd myfile.mpy
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The header
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~~~~~~~~~~
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The .mpy header is:
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====== ================================
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size field
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byte value 0x4d (ASCII 'M')
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byte .mpy version number
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byte feature flags
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byte number of bits in a small int
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The global qstr and constant tables
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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An .mpy file contains a single qstr table, and a single constant object table.
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These are global to the .mpy file, they are referenced by all nested raw-code
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objects. The qstr table maps internal qstr number (internal to the .mpy file)
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to the resolved qstr number of the runtime that the .mpy file is imported into.
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This links the .mpy file with the rest of the system that it executes within.
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The constant object table is populated with references to all constant objects
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that the .mpy file needs.
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size field
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vuint number of qstrs
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vuint number of constant objects
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... qstr data
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... encoded constant objects
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Raw code elements
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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A raw-code element contains code, either bytecode or native machine code. Its
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contents are:
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size field
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vuint type, size and whether there are sub-raw-code elements
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... code (bytecode or machine code)
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vuint number of sub-raw-code elements (only if non-zero)
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... sub-raw-code elements
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The first vuint in a raw-code element encodes the type of code stored in this
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element (the two least-significant bits), whether this raw-code has any
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children (the third least-significant bit), and the length of the code that
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follows (the amount of RAM to allocate for it).
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Following the vuint comes the code itself. Unless the code type is viper code
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with relocations, this code is constant data and does not need to be modified.
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If this raw-code has any children (as indicated by a bit in the first vuint),
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following the code comes a vuint counting the number of sub-raw-code elements.
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Finally any sub-raw-code elements are stored, recursively.
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