I would like to begin using an I/O expander. The ones that I see mentioned the most are MCP23017 and PCF8575, and they seem basically the same. Does anyone have suggestion of which is better than the other? Any common "gotchas" that a newbie might miss? Thanks.

MCP23017 vs. PCF8575 vs...?

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