JSBSim Python Bindings

JSBSim Python Bindings can be downloaded via the sourceforge download page. There are several different packages defined, so you only have to download what you really need.

• JSBSimPython-Win32-Python##: These packages contain compiled bindings for Windows 32bit OS, ready to use. Just copy the contained pyd-file somewhere on your Python path, for example the Python site-packages directory.
  
  Please notice that you have to download a package that is linked against your Python version. Only major version (e.g. Python 2.4 or Python 2.5) matters, since minor versions (e.g. Python 2.4.3 or Python 2.5.1 are binary compatible).


• JSBSimPython-Source: This is the source distribution of the Python bindings. For building you will need the Scons build system (www.scons.org), the JSBSim source code (for JSBSim headers) (jsbsim.sourceforge.net) and compiled JSBSim static libraries. Please refer to the contained README files for instructions on how to build.


• JSBSimPython-Libs-###: These packages contain precompiled static JSBSim libraries. You will only need these packages if you want to compile JSBSim Python Bindings yourself and don't want to bother with compiling JSBSim yourself. So far only static libraries for Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003 (VC71) and Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express (VC8) are provided.


• JSBSimPython-Demo-###: JSBSim and the JSBSim Python Bindings have no native graphics output. But it is easy to integrate JSBSim flight dynamics into game or graphics engines. Downloads in this package are intended to demonstrate how to use JSBSim Python Bindings. So far only one demo is provided, which demonstrates how to use the bindings together with the Panda3D game engine.