1. Install Python
- For Windows install from either the Microsoft Store or from Python Site directly
- MacOS should already have Python installed
- For Linux, you can install using your package manager
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ie Ubuntu run
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sudo apt install python3 python3-pip
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2. Create a project folder and setup Python venv(virtual environment)
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For Linux or Mac
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mkdir robotpy cd robotpy python3 -m venv robotpy source robotpy/bin/activate pip install --upgrade robotpy[all]
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For Windows
cd Documents mkdir robotpy python3 -m venv robotpy .\robotpy\Scripts\Activate.bat pip install --upgrade robotpy[all]
3. Create basic robot.py and test
- Download and install Visual Studio Code for your platform
- Open the folder we created previously
- Create a new file called robot.py
- Paste in code from one of these examples
4. (Optional) Roborio Installer
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You can find documentation here, this is the TLDR version, be sure you are connected to a powered-on Roborio via a USB cable
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pip install robotpy-installer python -m robotpy_installer download-python python -m robotpy_installer install-python python -m robotpy_installer download robotpy[commands2] python -m robotpy_installer install robotpy[commands2]
5. Test your code
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Before deploying your code to the Roborio it is always best to test using the command below
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python robot.py test- Now that you’ve proved out sytax errors it’s time to simulate and see if it’s doing what you want with the following command
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python robot.py sim
Closing
This should help you get started with a Python virtual environment for robotpy, there is tons more documentation here to dive into. Good luck and have fun coding!