RobotPython2024

Fresh start ; created for the 2025 season; transition to python

FRC Robot Project

This repository contains the code for our FRC robot using Python, PyRobot, and WPILib.

Setup

0. Create a python based profile in your VS Code: optional profile file

1. Make sure you have Python 3.12.5

   
   python --version
   ------------------------ 
   OUTPUT: Python 3.12.5
   1a. If not go to [Other Resources] and download it.

2. Clone the repository:

   
   git clone https://github.com/Team2556/RobotPython2025.git
   cd RobotPython2025

3. ??automatic for newcomer?? Activate the virtual environment:

   
   On Windows: 
   venv\Scripts\activate
   On macOS/Linux: 
   source venv/bin/activate

4. ??automatic for newcomer?? Install the dependencies:

   
   pip install . #the dot references your current directory
   <!-- 

5. initialize robotpy

   
   
   3. Create folders named 'subsytems' and 'tests'
   ```sh
   mkdir subsytems
   mkdir tests
   py -3 -m robotpy init -->
   <!--

6. move robot.py file created by initilization to 'src' folder move robot2.py src\ -->

7. Run the robot code:

   
   python src/robot.py

Repository Structure

• We plan to use the following structure.

  
  FRC-Robot-Project/
  ├── robot.py
  ├── constants.py
  ├── subsystems/
  │   ├── __init__.py
  │   └── example_subsystem.py 
  ├── commands/
  │   ├── __init__.py
  │   └── example_command.py 
  ├── autonomous/
  │   ├── __init__.py
  │   └── example_command.py 
  ├── pathplanner/deploy/pathplanner/
  │   ├── autos
  │   └── paths
  ├── tests/
  │   ├── __init__.py
  │   └── test_robot.py
  ├── .gitignore
  ├── README.md
  ├── pyproject.toml
  └── venv/

Other Resources

• Download python (3.12.5): https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/
• Python tutorial: https://docs.python.org/3.12/tutorial/index.html
• More instructions from WPI: https://docs.wpilib.org/en/stable/docs/zero-to-robot/step-2/python-setup.html
• deploy Python to RoboRIO: https://docs.wpilib.org/en/stable/docs/software/python/subcommands/deploy.html
• Command based programming: https://docs.wpilib.org/en/latest/docs/software/commandbased/what-is-command-based.html

VS Code Extensions

TODO: Refer to our main github readme or sync here.... In the VS Code Extensions sidbar, these codes should help you find usefull extensions (well.. Git and Python are required)

• ms-python.python
• github.vscode-pull-request-github
• github.copilot
• ms-python.black-formatter
• njpwerner.autodocstring
• tamasfe.even-better-toml
• streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker

ORIGINAL Setup (FYI)

1. Clone the repository:

   
   git clone https://github.com/Team2556/RobotPython2025.git
   cd RobotPython2025

2. Create a vertual environment (from a terminal; in the repo directry on your pc)

   
   python -m venv venv

3. Activate the virtual environment:

   
   On Windows: 
   venv\Scripts\activate
   On macOS/Linux: 
   source venv/bin/activate
   <!-- 4. Install the dependencies:
   ```sh
   pip install . #the dot references your current directory -->

4. initialize robotpy

   
   py -m robotpy init

6. Run the robotpy sync to get the RoboRIO python

   
   py -m robotpy sync

7. Run the robot code:

   
   python src/robot.py