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 "id": "micropython-native-barely-helps-gpio-viper-is-the",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "@micropython.native barely helps GPIO \u2014 viper is the real jump, and only once you unroll",
 "symptom": "Adding @micropython.native to a toggle loop produced 210-241 kHz against 160 kHz plain \u2014 around 1.3-1.5x, far less than the order of magnitude people expect from 'native code'.",
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  "pico2"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "micropython"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux",
  "aarch64"
 ],
 "intent": "Speed up a MicroPython pin-toggling loop with the emitter decorators",
 "date": "2026-08-19",
 "status": "working",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "body": "",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
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  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check"
 ],
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}