nxt-python 3.0.0a1

LEGO Mindstorms NXT Control Package

NXT-Python is a package for controlling a LEGO NXT robot using the Python programming language. It can communicate using either USB or Bluetooth.

NXT-Python for Python 3 is still alpha version, please report any problem you run into.

NXT-Python for Python 2 is no longer supported.

NXT-Python repository is on Github with a mirror on sourcehut.

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• USB communication:
  • PyUSB
• Bluetooth communication:
  • PyBluez

Installation

Install NXT-Python with pip:

python3 -m pip install --upgrade --pre nxt-python

As there is only pre-releases for the moment, you need the --pre option. Without this option, an old NXT-Python version would be installed for Python 2, which is no longer supported.

See [installation][] instructions in the documentation for more informations.

Next steps

You can read the documentation, or start directly with the tutorial.

Upgrading your code

If you used previous version of NXT-Python with Python 2, the documentation includes an migration guide.

Contact

There is a mailing list for questions.

NXT-Python repository maintainer is Nicolas Schodet, since 2021-11-06. You can contact him on the mailing list.

You can use the Github issues page to report problems, but please use the mailing list for questions.

Thanks

• Doug Lau for writing NXT_Python, our starting point.
• rhn for creating what would become v2, making lots of smaller changes, and reviewing tons of code.
• Marcus Wanner for maintaining NXT-Python up to v2.2.2, his work has been amazing!
• Elvin Luff for taking over the project after Marcus, making a lot of work for the port to Python 3.
• mindsensors.com (esp. Ryan Kneip) for helping out with the code for a lot of their sensors, expanding the sensors covered by the type checking database, and providing hardware for testing.
• HiTechnic for providing identification information for their sensors. I note that they have now included this information in their website. ;)
• Linus Atorf, Samuel Leeman-Munk, melducky, Simon Levy, Steve Castellotti, Paulo Vieira, zonedabone, migpics, TC Wan, jerradgenson, henryacev, Paul Hollensen, and anyone else I forgot for various fixes and additions.
• Goldsloth for making some useful changes and keeping the tickets moving after the migration to Github.
• All our users for their interest and support!

License

NXT-Python is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.