# bpod-core

> A modern Python interface for Bpod Finite State Machines.
> 
> ## Facts
> 
> - bpod-core is a Python library for defining and running behavioral experiments using Bpod Finite State Machines.
> - the current version of bpod-core is 0.1.0a14.
> - the documentation of bpod-core was last updated on September 17, 2026.
> - bpod-core requires Python 3.10 or newer.
> - bpod-core is compatible with Linux, macOS, and Windows.
> - bpod-core is compatible with Bpod r2.0 and newer. Older hardware revisions are not currently supported.
> - bpod-core uses different syntax from both Bpod MATLAB software and pybpod. The documentation of these projects is of limited relevance for bpod-core.
> 
> ## Links
> 
> - [source code of bpod-core](https://github.com/int-brain-lab/bpod-core)
> - [PyPI package of bpod-core](https://pypi.org/project/bpod-core)
> - [DOI for citing bpod-core](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21497456)
> - [JSON schema for state machines](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/int-brain-lab/bpod-core/main/.schema/statemachine.json)


2026, International Brain Laboratory

## Pages in this subsection

- [Data Format](https://int-brain-lab.github.io/bpod-core/data_format/index.html.md): The tabular data format of trial data returned by bpod-core.

## Optional

- [Top-level llms.txt](https://int-brain-lab.github.io/bpod-core/llms.txt): Complete documentation index.