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Re: how can i program the robot with python

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Originally Posted by CloakAndDagger View Post
As of last year Python was not officially supported by FIRST, which means that if your code errors out or you cant run at a FIRST event they will carry on without you and you can't count on support from FTAs and other volunteers.

If you decide to go on with python, most of the documentation you need will be in the WPILIB API.

We ran into some problems with the ctreCANTalon libraries so if you run into trouble with those let me know
What issues did you have with the CTRE libraries?
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