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Is there a simple was to combine 2 or more pins together as a virtual port and read as binary bits ?

I am using a PIC micro to do some things outside of micropython and one of the things it will do is to output a 2 bit value (0 to 3) which I would like to read in micropython.

I would assume that you would do something like this

That would be my approach.

If speed is vital it is possible to access multi-bit I/O but it isn't for the faint-hearted; it certainly needs a study of the chip datasheet. An example may be found here in the file TFT_io.py.