Where is the "network" import in 1.21?

[jimkoke]

Resolved - Thonny does not know to install a "W" version for the Pico W.
I'm using Thonny with a Pico 2W which had micropython 1.20.0 installed, my application worked. I copied my entire application back to my Mac, then updated micropython to the "latest" version, it chose 1.21.0. I copied my application back to the Pico, ran it, and found that the "network" module cannot be found:

ImportError: no module named 'network'

The import statement is:

import machine, os, time, network, gc

I cannot find any description of this "problem" and want to assume that it is something that I did, but am loss as to what the problem could be. To be repetitive, this worked perfectly with 1.20.0.

Simple example:

try:
    import network
except ImportError as e:
    print("Error: ", e)
else:
    print("Import worked")

Result:

Error:  no module named 'network'

[peterhinch]

My guess is that you installed firmware for the standard Pico rather than that for the Pico W.

[jimkoke]

I'll look into that, but Thonny did not offer a "W" version.

That was the problem - I let Thonny install the upgrade instead of doing it myself. I'll send a note to the "Thonny" people to see if they are considering supporting the "W" directly.

Thanks!

"If you want it done right, do it yourself."

[mendenm]

@jimkoke Thonny 4.1.4 for Macintosh seems to know how.

[peterhinch]

My first port of call whenever someone mentions Thonny in the context of a problem is to recommend other means.

[mendenm]

@peterhinch I sort of like Thonny. It has its foibles, but does the job most of the time. :-)