{"categories":[{"label":"Scientific/Engineering","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/scientific-engineering/7"},{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/19"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"zhinst-core provides a native Python API for communicating with Zurich Instruments measurement and control devices through the LabOne software platform.","skillfed_tags":["hardware-control","instrumentation","scientific-computing"],"use_cases":["Automating measurement workflows with Zurich Instruments devices in laboratory environments.","Building custom data acquisition scripts that integrate device control with analysis pipelines.","Developing test automation and quality assurance routines for hardware validation.","Creating reproducible experimental protocols that interface with LabOne-compatible instruments.","Integrating Zurich Instruments devices into larger scientific computing workflows."],"what_it_does":"zhinst-core is the official Python binding for Zurich Instruments' LabOne control software, enabling developers to communicate with and control Zurich Instruments measurement devices programmatically. It wraps a C++ backend and provides a high-level Python interface for device configuration, data acquisition, and instrument control.\n\nThe package is designed for scientific and engineering applications where direct, programmatic control of Zurich Instruments hardware is needed. It depends on numpy for numerical operations and typing-extensions for type hints, and is actively maintained with support for current Python versions (3.10 through 3.13). Installation requires selecting the correct platform-specific binary wheel for your operating system and Python version.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you own or have access to Zurich Instruments hardware and need programmatic control from Python. The package is production-stable, actively maintained, permissively licensed, and has no known vulnerabilities. Install friction is moderate due to platform-specific wheels, but that is expected for hardware-interfacing libraries. Not applicable if you do not have compatible hardware."},"id":"zhinst-core","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/zhinst-core","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/zhinst-core.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/zhinst-core/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-07-30","license_spdx":"MIT","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"zhinst-core","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Python API for Zurich Instruments Devices"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":110166,"position":12481,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"26.7.1.4"}