myo-python's Introduction

Python bindings for the Myo SDK

The Python myo package is a ctypes based wrapper for the Myo shared libraries. Its goal is to give a complete exposure of the Myo SDK as a high level API to Python developers.

Python Myo is compatible with Python 2 and 3!

Example

import myo
myo.init()

from myo.six import print_

class Listener(myo.DeviceListener):

    def on_pair(self, myo, timestamp):
        print_("Hello Myo")

    def on_rssi(self, myo, timestamp, rssi):
        print_("RSSI:", rssi)
        return False # Stop the Hub

def main():
    hub = myo.Hub()
    hub.set_locking_policy(myo.locking_policy.none)
    hub.run(1000, Listener())

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

See hello_myo.py for more examples.

Getting Started

Add this folder (the folder containing README.md and myo/) to your PYTHONPATH.

command line: export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:/path/to/myo-python; or
programmatically in your Python module:

import os, sys
sys.path.append(os.path.join('path', 'to', 'myo-python'))

Download the Myo SDK for your system from here.
Add the Myo SDK to your path.

Windows: Add the full absolute path of the folder containing myo32.dll and myo64.dll (for example "C:\Program Files\Thalmic Labs\myo-sdk-win-0.8.0\bin" without quotes) to your PATH.
Mac: Add the full absolute path for myo.framework/ (for example "/Library/frameworks/myo.framework" without quotes) to DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH. Comment on #10 if you have issues.
Linux: Use Unity? Comment on #11 if you figure this out and we'll update the README. People have definitely gotten the Myo SDK to work on Linux and there should be some forum posts about it somewhere.

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