NXT-Python is a package for controlling a LEGO NXT robot using the Python
programming language. It can communicate using either USB or Bluetooth.

NXT-Python for Python 2 is no longer supported.

NXT-Python repository is on sourcehut with a mirror on Github.

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• USB communication:
  • PyUSB
• Bluetooth communication:
  • PyBluez

Installation

Install NXT-Python with pip:

python3 -m pip install --upgrade nxt-python

See installation instructions in the documentation for more informations.

Next steps

You can read the documentation, or start directly with the tutorial.

Upgrading your code

If you used previous version of NXT-Python with Python 2, the documentation
includes an migration guide.

Contact

There is a mailing list for questions.

NXT-Python repository maintainer is Nicolas Schodet, since 2021-11-06. You can
contact him on the mailing list.

You can use the Github issues page to report problems, but please use the
mailing list for questions.

Thanks

• Doug Lau for writing NXT_Python, our starting point.
• rhn for creating what would become v2, making lots of smaller changes, and
  reviewing tons of code.
• Marcus Wanner for maintaining NXT-Python up to v2.2.2, his work has been
  amazing!
• Elvin Luff for taking over the project after Marcus, making a lot of work
  for the port to Python 3.
• mindsensors.com (esp. Ryan Kneip) for helping out with the code for a lot of
  their sensors, expanding the sensors covered by the type checking database,
  and providing hardware for testing.
• HiTechnic for providing identification information for their sensors. I note
  that they have now included this information in their website. ;)
• Linus Atorf, Samuel Leeman-Munk, melducky, Simon Levy, Steve Castellotti,
  Paulo Vieira, zonedabone, migpics, TC Wan, jerradgenson, henryacev, Paul
  Hollensen, and anyone else I forgot for various fixes and additions.
• Goldsloth for making some useful changes and keeping the tickets moving
  after the migration to Github.
• All our users for their interest and support!

License

NXT-Python is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.