Inject a compat shim into the raw-REPL prelude that replaces
sys.modules["network"] and sys.modules["ntptime"] with no-op stubs
BEFORE user main.py runs.
Why: the picsimlab QEMU fork's esp32_wifi NIC emulation handles
Arduino's lightweight WiFi.h but not MicroPython's full esp_wifi_init
path. Calling network.WLAN(STA_IF) (which is what every
network-using MP sketch does) drives the firmware to wait on
peripheral status bits QEMU never sets, eventually tripping the
FreeRTOS task watchdog (TG1WDT_SYS_RESET ~26s after boot, or
TG0WDT ~14s if the NIC is partially attached).
With the stub:
network.WLAN(STA_IF).isconnected() -> False
network.WLAN(STA_IF).connect(...) -> no-op
ntptime.settime() -> raises OSError
Sketches that already have try/except around sync_time (which is
most of the 100-days examples) now degrade gracefully: WELCOME +
EYES screens run, TIME and WEATHER screens show their fallback
behaviour, no panic, no reboot.
Doesn't affect Arduino C++ — sketches that #include <WiFi.h> use
real WiFi.begin() and the existing esp32_wifi NIC handles those fine.
A proper fix is to extend the picsimlab WiFi emulation to support
the full ESP-IDF API, but that's a multi-day project. This stub
unblocks the 31 MicroPython examples shipping with network imports.
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