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pymeasure: Automate Science Experiments

Name: pymeasure: Automate Science Experiments
Author: pymeasure

Founders, automate measurement and live-plotting with pymeasure, a Python library.

754 stars452 forksPythonQuality 8/10Updated 7/9/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Pymeasure is a Python library that automates measurement and live-plotting for scientific instruments and experiments.

Install / run

pip install pymeasure

When to use it

•When you need to collect data from multiple instruments simultaneously
•When you want to visualize real-time data from an experiment
•When you need to automate repetitive measurement tasks

Quick start

1Import the library by running `import pymeasure` in your Python script
2Create a `Procedure` class to define your measurement routine, as shown in the `examples/procedure_example.py` file
3Use the `Instrument` class to control and read data from your instruments, such as `agilent34461a = Agilent34461A('GPIB0::22::INSTR')`
4Utilize the `DAQ` class to handle data acquisition and live-plotting, as demonstrated in `examples/daq_example.py`
5Run your procedure using the `procedure.run()` method

Ready-to-paste prompt

DAQ().start(lambda: agilent34461a.measure('VOLTAGE'), 10, 0.1) # measure voltage 10 times at 0.1 second intervals

Heads up: Make sure you have the necessary backend installed, such as `python -m pip install --upgrade pyvisa` or `python -m pip install --upgrade pyserial`, depending on your instrument's communication protocol

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