RobotPy
- Software
- Middleware
- Library
Core Python packages that wrap the C++ artifacts of allwpilib, officially supported for FIRST Robotics Competition robots. Provides the RobotPy libraries as a set of interdependent packages.
Made by Python 3 for the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC).
Source on GitHub: github.com/robotpy/mostrobotpy (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit eb142a8 (opens in a new tab).
Licenses
- Code
- BSD-3-Clause (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE.md (opens in a new tab) (BSD-3-Clause) at commit eb142a8 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
What it does
- Wraps allwpilib's C++ components so they can be used from Python.
- Is composed of many interdependent Python packages located in the subprojects directory.
- API documentation is hosted on Read the Docs.
- Recommends using prebuilt packages published on PyPI and the WPILib artifactory rather than building from source.
- Can be built with the rdev.sh tool, which supports editable development installs and wheel building.
- Supports cross-compilation only for the RoboRIO and raspbian via WPILib docker build containers.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit eb142a8.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Hardware it needs, as the project states it
- A working C++ build system and Python development headers are needed to build from source; cross-compiling targets the RoboRIO and raspbian.
- How to start
- The project's website (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Active: a commit in the last 90 days
- Newest commit
- 30 Sept 2026 on main
- Latest release
- None published on GitHub
Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.
Links
Robots that can run it
No robot on Robotheca is linked to it yet. Links come from a robot's robot.yaml, from its dependency files read as text, or from Robotheca's editors.
Robotheca lists software as a reference: nothing is hosted or run here, and every fact links to where it was read.