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 :ref:`robot simulator <simulator>`.
It is recommended to install using the robotpy meta package:
.. tab:: Windows
.. code-block:: sh
py -3 -m pip install robotpy
.. tab:: Linux/macOS
.. code-block:: sh
pip3 install robotpy
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.
.. tab:: Windows
.. code-block:: sh
py -3 -m pip install coverage
.. tab:: Linux/macOS
.. code-block:: sh
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