# Arduino upload sketch from iphone with pythonista possible?

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**Category:** Programming\
**Created:** [April 27, 2018, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/arduino-upload-sketch-from-iphone-with-pythonista-possible/522909 "2018-04-27T15:29:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![SteveRogers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@SteveRogers](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/SteveRogers)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/arduino-upload-sketch-from-iphone-with-pythonista-possible/522909/1 "2018-04-27T15:29:06Z")

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Hey guys,  
I'm trying to figure out a way to program an arduino bluno beetle, bluetooth enabled arduino uno, over my iPhone.

I have checked all the apps, non work to actually write and upload a sketch over bluetooth.

I downloaded something called pythonista 3. It's python 3 on the iPhone. I can get it to connect and send serial commands to the Bluno Beetle over bluetooth from my phone. Is there a way to write some kind of module for the pythonista 3 app, that would allow me to send an arduino sketch to the Bluno? I found something called nanpy which makes it possible for the arduino to be programmed with in or using python, but I can't get that module to work on the pythonista 3 app. Something about it being written for Linux.

Why do I want to do this? Why not just do it over a computer?

I have 2 young kids and I'm married. Finding time to open up a computer and hook up an arduino is pretty hard. However, I'm seriously considering just keeping the Bluno Beetle in my pocket running on a small battery and then turning it on and coding over my iPhone whenever I get the chance. The opportunity to pull out my phone cones along ore often than the chance to pull out a laptop. Don't get me wrong, I love my family, but young kids can be destructive in their attempts to learn.

Any help at all would be great! Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/system/32/1140315_2.png) [@system](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/arduino-upload-sketch-from-iphone-with-pythonista-possible/522909/2 "2018-04-27T21:46:29Z")

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/system/32/1140315_2.png) [@system](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/arduino-upload-sketch-from-iphone-with-pythonista-possible/522909/3 "2021-05-05T23:09:32Z")

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