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id: fprime-tools
version: "4.2.1"
license: Apache License Version 2.0, January 2004 http://www.apache.org/licenses/ TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE, REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION 1. Definitions. "License" shall mean the terms and conditions for… (full text in the JSON record)
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# fprime-tools — F Prime Flight Software tooling, helpers and core data types

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 87.0K/mo

## What it is and what it does

fprime-tools is a companion package to the F´ flight software framework maintained by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It provides command-line utilities and helpers for developers working with F´ projects, including tools for code generation, testing, and project scaffolding. The package depends on common Python tools like pytest for testing, cookiecutter for templating, Markdown for documentation processing, and request libraries for HTTP operations.

Developers use fprime-tools as part of their F´ development workflow, either installing from PyPI or from a development branch for active feature work. The package supports modern Python versions (3.9–3.12) and is designed for Unix/POSIX environments. It integrates with standard development practices like code formatting (Black) and test coverage analysis (gcovr).

Use it for:

- Generate boilerplate code and project structure for new F´ flight software components using cookiecutter templates.
- Run automated tests and coverage analysis on F´ projects as part of continuous integration pipelines.
- Process and generate documentation from F´ project metadata using Markdown and related tools.
- Manage F´ project builds and deployments from the command line during embedded systems development.
- Install development versions of fprime-tools from a Git branch for testing new features before release.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides command-line tools and utilities for working with the F´ flight software framework, including code generation, testing, and project management helpers.

Yes, if you are developing with the F´ flight software framework. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, carries a permissive Apache 2.0 license, and installs with low friction. It is production-stable and widely used in the embedded systems and aerospace software community. Install it as part of your F´ project setup; there is no reason to avoid it.

## Install

pip install fprime-tools
uv add fprime-tools
poetry add fprime-tools

## Installing fprime-tools

Before you install: Low friction installation as a pure Python wheel. Actively maintained with recent commits and production-stable status. Supports Python 3.9 through 3.12 on CPython and PyPy.

License in practice: Apache License 2.0 is permissive: you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and private projects, provided you include a copy of the license and note any changes you make.

Quickstart:

pip install fprime-tools

from fprime_tools import <tool_module>
# Use fprime-tools command-line utilities for your F´ project

Requires Python 3.9 or later. Some tools may depend on system utilities or environment configuration specific to your F´ project setup.

Verify before relying:

- What specific command-line tools and utilities are included in the package beyond documentation references.
- Whether the package works standalone or requires the main F´ framework to be installed separately.
- Runtime behavior and API surface of the included tools beyond the description excerpt.

## Package facts

- License: Apache License Version 2.0, January 2004 http://www.apache.org/licenses/ TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE, REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION 1. Definitions. "License" shall mean the terms and conditions for… (full text in the JSON record) (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 87.0K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

fprime flight software tools, embedded systems build tools, nasa fprime utilities, flight software code generation, embedded project management, fprime testing framework, spacecraft software development, embedded-systems, nasa-fprime, flight-software

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