def do_connect():
import network
sta_if = network.WLAN(network.STA_IF)
if not sta_if.isconnected():
print('connecting to network...')
sta_if.active(True)
sta_if.connect('<essid>', '<password>')
while not sta_if.isconnected():
pass
print('network config:', sta_if.ifconfig())
from network import WLAN
>>> wlan = WLAN() # we call the constructor without params