pyros-genmsg
Standalone Python library for generating ROS message and service data structures for various languages.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. The package is abandoned and ROS 1 is end-of-life as of May 31st, 2025. Install only if you are actively maintaining an existing ROS 1 system with no migration path to ROS 2. For any new development, use ROS 2 and its message generation tools instead.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Intended for ROS 1 systems only; ROS Noetic reached end-of-life on May 31st, 2025.
- Low install friction, but the package is abandoned as of May 31st, 2025, when ROS Noetic reached end-of-life.
- No active maintenance or security updates are expected.
License · maintenance · safety
BSD (permissive) — BSD license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, though the abandoned status means no ongoing legal or licensing support.
last release 2019-04-18 (2675 days) · last repo commit 2025-05-31 · 32 stars · archived
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 84,990 downloads/mo, #13,961 on PyPI
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pip install pyros-genmsg==0.5.8
from genmsg import genpy
# Use to generate Python message bindings from ROS message definitions- Whether this package works with Python versions beyond those tested during ROS Noetic's active support window.
- Compatibility with modern ROS distributions or whether it is strictly for legacy ROS 1 systems.
What it is and what it does
pyros-genmsg is a code generator for ROS 1 that converts message and service definitions into language-specific data structures. It was part of the ROS middleware stack and allowed developers to define message schemas once and generate corresponding bindings automatically.
The package is now archived and no longer maintained. ROS Noetic, the final ROS 1 release, reached end-of-life on May 31st, 2025. This package should only be used for maintaining or extending existing ROS 1 systems; it is not suitable for new projects or systems targeting current ROS 2 distributions.
Use it for
- Maintaining legacy ROS 1 systems that depend on message code generation.
- Extending or modifying message definitions in existing ROS Noetic deployments.
- Porting or archiving ROS 1 codebases that require the original genmsg toolchain.
Worth the install?
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No.
The package is abandoned and ROS 1 is end-of-life as of May 31st, 2025. Install only if you are actively maintaining an existing ROS 1 system with no migration path to ROS 2. For any new development, use ROS 2 and its message generation tools instead.
Install
pyros-genmsg on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction, but the package is abandoned as of May 31st, 2025, when ROS Noetic reached end-of-life. No active maintenance or security updates are expected.
Intended for ROS 1 systems only; ROS Noetic reached end-of-life on May 31st, 2025.
License in practice
BSD license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, though the abandoned status means no ongoing legal or licensing support.
Quickstart
pip install pyros-genmsg==0.5.8
from genmsg import genpy
# Use to generate Python message bindings from ROS message definitionsVerify before relying
- Whether this package works with Python versions beyond those tested during ROS Noetic's active support window.
- Compatibility with modern ROS distributions or whether it is strictly for legacy ROS 1 systems.
Package facts
| License | BSD permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 2,675 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | repository archived |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 84,990 / month, #13,961 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
Evidence: pyros_genmsg-0.5.8-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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