pyfrc install¶
Installing pyfrc will install all of the packages needed to help you write and test Python-based Robot code on your development computer. These tools include WPILib, pynetworktables, unit testing support, and the robot simulator.
It is recommended to install using the robotpy meta package:
pip3 install -U robotpy
Or on Windows:
py -3 -m pip install -U robotpy
code coverage support¶
If you wish to run code coverage testing, then you must install the coverage package. It requires a compiler to install from source. However, if you are using a supported version of Python and a modern version of pip, it may install a binary wheel instead, which removes the need for a compiler.
Windows: py -3 -m pip install coverage
Linux/macOS: pip3 install coverage
If you run into compile errors, then you will need to install a compiler on your system.
On Windows you can download the Visual Studio compilers for Python (be sure to download the one for your version of Python).
On macOS it requires XCode to be installed
On Linux you will need to have python3-dev/python3-devel or a similar package installed