phoebusgen

library3.3.0pypypi✓ verified 79d ago

A Python library for programmatically generating CS-Studio Phoebus display files (*.bob). Current version 3.2.0 (requires Python >=3.5). Active development with irregular releases.

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pip install phoebusgen

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · PHOEBUSGEN

phoebusgen

serializationpythonv3.3.0

Install

1.6s avg

Import

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Disk

17MB

Pass rate

10/ 10

Env Coverage10 / 10

glibc

3.9–3.13

musl

3.9–3.13

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v3.3.0 · pip install

no network on importno background threads

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 0.0s · import 0.000s · 18.6MB

glibc

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 1.6s · import 0.000s · 19MB

17MB installed

● package 17MB

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

Screen

✓ from phoebusgen.screen import Screen

✗ from phoebusgen import Screen

Create a simple screen with a TextUpdate widget and export to .bob file.

from phoebusgen import Screen from phoebusgen.widgets import TextUpdate screen = Screen('MyScreen') widget = TextUpdate('my_pv') screen.add_widget(widget) screen.to_xml('my_screen.bob')

Debug

Known issues

breakingVersion 3.0.0 introduced widget versioning and breaking changes to init of Screen and widget classes. Screen no longer accepts some positional arguments; use keyword arguments for version parameter.

fix

Update code to use Screen('Name', bob_version=...) if setting version explicitly.

affects: >=3.0.0

gotchaThe `to_xml` method writes .bob XML files, not XML in the traditional sense. Ensure the file extension is .bob for Phoebus to recognize.

fix

Use `.bob` extension, e.g., screen.to_xml('screen.bob').

affects: >=2.0.0

deprecatedThe `action_execute_external_script` method in ActionButton may be deprecated in favor of `action_execute_script` in future versions.

fix

Check the latest documentation for updated action methods.

affects: >=2.7.0

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Version history

3.3.0latest on PyPI · released Jun 10, 2026

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/als-epics/phoebusgen ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/phoebusgen/ ↗

docshttps://als-epics.github.io/phoebusgen ↗

changeloghttps://github.com/als-epics/phoebusgen/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md ↗