Requirements¶

pybrid runs on Windows 10 and 11, on any Linux distribution for the x86/x64 architecture, and on ARM-based Macs (M1 through M5) running macOS. A Python installation is also required, with versions from 3.11 through 3.14 being supported.

The library itself is split into two installable components that together make up a working pybrid setup:

• pybrid-computing is the pure-Python part and contains the entity object model, the controller used for communication with the device, and the messaging protocol.
• pybrid-computing-native is its compiled companion, providing low-level, high-performance network handling that bypasses the restrictions of Python's own I/O stack as well as the proxy functionality for fronting one or more devices behind a single endpoint.

Both packages are required for a working installation, and the remainder of this guide assumes that both have been installed.

Because pybrid-computing-native is written in C++ for performance reasons, it is distributed on PyPI as pre-built binary wheels for the operating systems and architectures listed above. On any other platform, the native extension must be compiled locally by following the developer's guide. Building from source additionally requires a working installation of a modern C++ compiler supporting at least the C++14 standard, a recent version of cmake, and the development headers for your Python version.