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Python Stockfish UCI Chess Engine wrapper


Getting Started:

pip install stockfishpy
  • Python 2.7

  • Download and make ‘Stockfish’ executable

  • Setup stockfish PATH in stockfishpy.py


USAGE:

Python console Example

>>> from stockfishpy.stockfishpy import *
>>> chessEngine = Engine(STOCKFISH_PATH, param={'Threads': 2, 'Ponder': 'true'})
>>> print chessEngine.uci()
uciok

>>> print chessEngine.isready()
readyok

>>> chessEngine.ucinewgame()
>>> chessEngine.setposition('rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq e3 0 1')
>>> move = chessEngine.bestmove()
>>> print move['bestmove']
e7e5

>>> print move['ponder']
g1f3

>>> print move['info']
info depth 12 seldepth 16 multipv 1 score cp -32 nodes 296597 nps 2879582 tbhits 0 time 103 pv e7e5 g1f3 b8c6 f1b5 g8f6 d2d3 f8c5 e1g1 e8g8 b5c6 d7c6 f3e5 d8e7


>>> chessEngine.ucinewgame()
>>> chessEngine.setposition(['e2e4', 'e7e5', 'g1f3'])
>>> move = chessEngine.bestmove()
>>> print move['bestmove']
b8c6

Tests:

  • Setup stockfish PATH in stockfishpy.py

  • Execute stockfishtest.py


License:

This project is licensed under the GPLv3 see the LICENSE file for details

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