Usage

Pyalab is a way to use Python to generate programs for Vialab---the software that controls the Integra ASSIST Plus automated liquid handling robot.

Documentation is hosted on ReadTheDocs.

Don't want to figure out how to install Python on your computer? No problem! Use this MyBinder link to launch a free online environment (no sign-up required) where you can use pyalab to create and then download your Vialab programs.

Development

This project has a dev container. If you already have VS Code and Docker installed, you can click the badge above or here to get started. Clicking these links will cause VS Code to automatically install the Dev Containers extension if needed, clone the source code into a container volume, and spin up a dev container for use.

To publish a new version of the repository, you can run the Publish workflow manually and publish to the staging registry from any branch, and you can check the 'Publish to Primary' option when on main to publish to the primary registry and create a git tag.

Updating from the template

This repository uses a copier template. To pull in the latest updates from the template, use the command: copier update --trust --conflict rej --defaults