rospy

Package rospy

ROS client library for Python. See http://ros.org/wiki/rospy

Author: Ken Conley (kwc)

Submodules

rospy.client: Additional ROS client API methods.
rospy.core: rospy internal core implementation library
rospy.exceptions: rospy exception types
rospy.impl
- rospy.impl.init: Internal use: rospy initialization.
- rospy.impl.masterslave: Internal use: ROS Node (Slave) API.
- rospy.impl.paramserver: Parameter Server Cache
- rospy.impl.registration: Internal use: handles maintaining registrations with master via internal listener APIs
- rospy.impl.rosout: Internal use: support for /rosout logging in rospy
- rospy.impl.simtime: Internal-use: Support for simulated clock.
- rospy.impl.tcpros: TCPROS connection protocol.
- rospy.impl.tcpros_base: Internal use: common TCPROS libraries
- rospy.impl.tcpros_pubsub: Internal use: Topic-specific extensions for TCPROS support
- rospy.impl.tcpros_service: Internal use: Service-specific extensions for TCPROS support
- rospy.impl.transport: Base classes for rospy transports
- rospy.impl.udpros
- rospy.impl.validators: Internal-use Python decorators for parameter validation
rospy.msproxy: Master/Slave XML-RPC Wrappers.
rospy.names: Support for ROS Names
rospy.numpy_msg: Support for using numpy with rospy messages.
rospy.rostime: ROS time and duration representations, as well as internal routines for managing wallclock versus a simulated clock.
rospy.service: Base-classes and management of ROS services.
rospy.timer
rospy.topics: rospy implementation of topics.

Classes
	AnyMsg Message class to use for subscribing to any topic regardless of type.
	Duration Duration represents the ROS 'duration' primitive type, which consists of two integers: seconds and nanoseconds.
	Header
	MasterProxy Convenience wrapper for ROS master API and XML-RPC implementation.
	Message Base class of Message data classes auto-generated from msg files.
	Publisher Class for registering as a publisher of a ROS topic.
	ROSException Base exception class for ROS clients
	ROSInitException Exception for errors initializing ROS state
	ROSInternalException Base class for exceptions that are internal to the ROS system
	ROSInterruptException Exception for operations that interrupted, e.g.
	ROSSerializationException Exception for message serialization errors
	Rate Convenience class for sleeping in a loop at a specified rate
	Service Declare a ROS service.
	ServiceException Exception class for service-related errors
	ServiceProxy Create a handle to a ROS service for invoking calls.
	SubscribeListener Callback API to receive notifications when new subscribers connect and disconnect.
	Subscriber Class for registering as a subscriber to a specified topic, where the messages are of a given type.
	Time Time represents the ROS 'time' primitive type, which consists of two integers: seconds since epoch and nanoseconds since seconds.
	TransportException Base class for transport-related exceptions
	TransportInitError Internal exception for representing exceptions that occur establishing transports
	TransportTerminated Internal class for representing broken connections

Functions

delete_param(param_name)
Delete a parameter on the param server

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str

get_caller_id()
Get fully resolved name of local node.

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rospy.MasterProxy

get_master(env={'ROS_DISTRO': 'fuerte', 'LOGNAME': 'root', 'USER': 'root', 'W...)
Get a remote handle to the ROS Master. source code

str

get_name()
Get fully resolved name of local node.

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str

get_namespace()
Get namespace of local node.

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str

get_node_uri()
Get this Node's URI.

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XmlRpcLegalValue

get_param(param_name, default=_unspecified)
Retrieve a parameter from the param server

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[str]

get_param_names()
Retrieve list of parameter names.

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[[str, str]]

get_published_topics(namespace='/')
Retrieve list of topics that the master is reporting as being published. source code

str

get_ros_root(*args, **kwargs)
Get the value of ROS_ROOT.

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Time

get_rostime()
Get the current time as a Time object

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float

get_time()
Get the current time as float secs (time.time() format)

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has_param(param_name)
Test if parameter exists on the param server

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init_node(name, argv=None, anonymous=False, log_level=None, disable_rostime=False, disable_rosout=False, disable_signals=False)
Register client node with the master under the specified name.

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logdebug(msg, *args, **kwargs)
Log 'msg % args' with severity 'DEBUG'.

logerr(msg, *args, **kwargs)
Log 'msg % args' with severity 'ERROR'.

logfatal(msg, *args, **kwargs)
Log 'msg % args' with severity 'CRITICAL'.

loginfo(msg, *args, **kwargs)
Log 'msg % args' with severity 'INFO'.

logout(msg, *args, **kwargs)
Log 'msg % args' with severity 'INFO'.

logwarn(msg, *args, **kwargs)
Log 'msg % args' with severity 'WARNING'.

[str]

myargv(argv=None)
Remove ROS remapping arguments from sys.argv arguments.

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on_shutdown(h)
Register function to be called on shutdown.

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(str, int)

parse_rosrpc_uri(uri)
utility function for parsing ROS-RPC URIs

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str

remap_name(name, caller_id=None, resolved=True)
Remap a ROS name.

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str

resolve_name(name, caller_id=None)
Resolve a ROS name to its global, canonical form.

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str

search_param(param_name)
Search for a parameter on the param server

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set_param(param_name, param_value)
Set a parameter on the param server

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signal_shutdown(reason)
Initiates shutdown process by signaling objects waiting on _shutdown_lock.

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sleep(duration)
sleep for the specified duration in ROS time.

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spin()
Blocks until ROS node is shutdown.

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wait_for_service(service, timeout=None)
Blocks until service is available.

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Variables
	DEBUG = `1`
	ERROR = `8`
	INFO = `2`
	WARN = `4`

Function Details

delete_param(param_name)

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Delete a parameter on the param server

NOTE: this method is not thread-safe.

Parameters:

param_name (str) - parameter name

Raises:

KeyError - if parameter is not set
ROSException - if parameter server reports an error

get_caller_id()

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Get fully resolved name of local node. If this is not a node, use empty string

Returns: str: fully-qualified name of local node or '' if not applicable

get_master(env={'ROS_DISTRO': 'fuerte', 'LOGNAME': 'root', 'USER': 'root', 'W`...`)

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Get a remote handle to the ROS Master. This method can be called independent of running a ROS node, though the ROS_MASTER_URI must be declared in the environment.

Returns: rospy.MasterProxy

ROS Master remote object

Raises:

Exception - if server cannot be located or system cannot be initialized

get_name()

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Get fully resolved name of local node. If this is not a node, use empty string

Returns: str: fully-qualified name of local node or '' if not applicable

get_namespace()

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Get namespace of local node.

Returns: str: fully-qualified name of local node or '' if not applicable

get_node_uri()

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Get this Node's URI.

Returns: str: this Node's XMLRPC URI

get_param(param_name, default=_unspecified)

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Retrieve a parameter from the param server

NOTE: this method is not thread-safe.

Parameters:

default (any) - (optional) default value to return if key is not set

Returns: XmlRpcLegalValue

parameter value

Raises:

ROSException - if parameter server reports an error
KeyError - if value not set and default is not given

get_param_names()

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Retrieve list of parameter names.

NOTE: this method is not thread-safe.

Returns: [str]

parameter names

Raises:

ROSException - if parameter server reports an error

get_published_topics(namespace=`'/'`)

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Retrieve list of topics that the master is reporting as being published.

Returns: [[str, str]]: List of topic names and types: [[topic1, type1]...[topicN, typeN]]

get_ros_root(*args, **kwargs)

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Get the value of ROS_ROOT.

Parameters:

env (dict) - override environment dictionary
required - if True, fails with ROSException

Returns: str

Value of ROS_ROOT environment

Decorators:

@deprecated

Raises:

ROSException - if require is True and ROS_ROOT is not set

get_rostime()

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Get the current time as a Time object

Returns: Time: current time as a rospy.Time object

get_time()

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Get the current time as float secs (time.time() format)

Returns: float: time in secs (time.time() format)

has_param(param_name)

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Test if parameter exists on the param server

NOTE: this method is not thread-safe.

Parameters:

param_name (str) - parameter name

Raises:

ROSException - if parameter server reports an error

init_node(name, argv=None, anonymous=False, log_level=None, disable_rostime=False, disable_rosout=False, disable_signals=False)

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Register client node with the master under the specified name. This MUST be called from the main Python thread unless disable_signals is set to True. Duplicate calls to init_node are only allowed if the arguments are identical as the side-effects of this method are not reversible.

Parameters:

name (str) - Node's name. This parameter must be a base name, meaning that it cannot contain namespaces (i.e. '/')
argv ([str]) - Command line arguments to this program, including remapping arguments (default: sys.argv). If you provide argv to init_node(), any previously created rospy data structure (Publisher, Subscriber, Service) will have invalid mappings. It is important that you call init_node() first if you wish to provide your own argv.
anonymous (bool) - if True, a name will be auto-generated for the node using name as the base. This is useful when you wish to have multiple instances of the same node and don't care about their actual names (e.g. tools, guis). name will be used as the stem of the auto-generated name. NOTE: you cannot remap the name of an anonymous node.
log_level (int) - log level for sending message to /rosout and log file, which is INFO by default. For convenience, you may use rospy.DEBUG, rospy.INFO, rospy.ERROR, rospy.WARN, rospy.FATAL
disable_signals (bool) - If True, rospy will not register its own signal handlers. You must set this flag if (a) you are unable to call init_node from the main thread and/or you are using rospy in an environment where you need to control your own signal handling (e.g. WX). If you set this to True, you should call rospy.signal_shutdown(reason) to initiate clean shutdown.
NOTE: disable_signals is overridden to True if roslib.is_interactive() is True.
disable_rostime (bool) - for internal testing only: suppresses automatic subscription to rostime
disable_rosout - for internal testing only: suppress auto-publication of rosout

Raises:

ROSInitException - if initialization/registration fails
ValueError - if parameters are invalid (e.g. name contains a namespace or is otherwise illegal)

logdebug(msg, *args, **kwargs)

Log 'msg % args' with severity 'DEBUG'.

To pass exception information, use the keyword argument exc_info with a true value, e.g.

logger.debug("Houston, we have a %s", "thorny problem", exc_info=1)

logerr(msg, *args, **kwargs)

Log 'msg % args' with severity 'ERROR'.

To pass exception information, use the keyword argument exc_info with a true value, e.g.

logger.error("Houston, we have a %s", "major problem", exc_info=1)

logfatal(msg, *args, **kwargs)

Log 'msg % args' with severity 'CRITICAL'.

To pass exception information, use the keyword argument exc_info with a true value, e.g.

logger.critical("Houston, we have a %s", "major disaster", exc_info=1)

loginfo(msg, *args, **kwargs)

Log 'msg % args' with severity 'INFO'.

To pass exception information, use the keyword argument exc_info with a true value, e.g.

logger.info("Houston, we have a %s", "interesting problem", exc_info=1)

logout(msg, *args, **kwargs)

Log 'msg % args' with severity 'INFO'.

To pass exception information, use the keyword argument exc_info with a true value, e.g.

logger.info("Houston, we have a %s", "interesting problem", exc_info=1)

logwarn(msg, *args, **kwargs)

Log 'msg % args' with severity 'WARNING'.

To pass exception information, use the keyword argument exc_info with a true value, e.g.

logger.warning("Houston, we have a %s", "bit of a problem", exc_info=1)

myargv(argv=None)

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Remove ROS remapping arguments from sys.argv arguments.

Returns: [str]: copy of sys.argv with ROS remapping arguments removed

on_shutdown(h)

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Parameters:

h (fn()) - Function with zero args to be called on shutdown.

parse_rosrpc_uri(uri)

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utility function for parsing ROS-RPC URIs

Parameters:

uri (str) - ROSRPC URI

Returns: (str, int)

address, port

Raises:

ParameterInvalid - if uri is not a valid ROSRPC URI

remap_name(name, caller_id=None, resolved=True)

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Remap a ROS name. This API should be used to instead of resolve_name for APIs in which you don't wish to resolve the name unless it is remapped.

Parameters:

name (str) - name to remap
resolved (bool) - if True (default), use resolved names in remappings, which is the standard for ROS.

Returns: str

Remapped name

resolve_name(name, caller_id=None)

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Resolve a ROS name to its global, canonical form. Private ~names are resolved relative to the node name.

Parameters:

name (str) - name to resolve.
caller_id (str) - node name to resolve relative to. To resolve to local namespace, omit this parameter (or use None)

Returns: str

Resolved name. If name is empty/None, resolve_name returns parent namespace. If namespace is empty/None,

search_param(param_name)

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Search for a parameter on the param server

NOTE: this method is not thread-safe.

Parameters:

param_name (str) - parameter name

Returns: str

key of matching parameter or None if no matching parameter.

Raises:

ROSException - if parameter server reports an error

set_param(param_name, param_value)

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Set a parameter on the param server

NOTE: this method is not thread-safe.

Parameters:

param_name (str) - parameter name
param_value (XmlRpcLegalValue) - parameter value

Raises:

ROSException - if parameter server reports an error

signal_shutdown(reason)

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Initiates shutdown process by signaling objects waiting on _shutdown_lock. Shutdown and pre-shutdown hooks are invoked.

Parameters:

reason (str) - human-readable shutdown reason, if applicable

sleep(duration)

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sleep for the specified duration in ROS time. If duration is negative, sleep immediately returns.

Parameters:

duration (float or Duration) - seconds (or rospy.Duration) to sleep

Raises:

ROSInterruptException - if ROS time is set backwards or if ROS shutdown occurs before sleep completes

spin()

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Blocks until ROS node is shutdown. Yields activity to other threads.

Raises:

ROSInitException - if node is not in a properly initialized state

wait_for_service(service, timeout=None)

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Blocks until service is available. Use this in initialization code if your program depends on a service already running.

Parameters:

service (str) - name of service
timeout (double) - timeout time in seconds, None for no timeout. NOTE: timeout=0 is invalid as wait_for_service actually contacts the service, so non-blocking behavior is not possible. For timeout=0 uses cases, just call the service without waiting.

Raises:

ROSException - if specified timeout is exceeded
ROSInterruptException - if shutdown interrupts wait

Package rospy

delete_param(param_name)

get_caller_id()

get_master(env={'ROS_DISTRO': 'fuerte', 'LOGNAME': 'root', 'USER': 'root', 'W...)

get_name()

get_namespace()

get_node_uri()

get_param(param_name, default=_unspecified)

get_param_names()

get_published_topics(namespace='/')

get_ros_root(*args, **kwargs)

get_rostime()

get_time()

has_param(param_name)

init_node(name, argv=None, anonymous=False, log_level=None, disable_rostime=False, disable_rosout=False, disable_signals=False)

logdebug(msg, *args, **kwargs)

logerr(msg, *args, **kwargs)

logfatal(msg, *args, **kwargs)

loginfo(msg, *args, **kwargs)

logout(msg, *args, **kwargs)

logwarn(msg, *args, **kwargs)

myargv(argv=None)

on_shutdown(h)

parse_rosrpc_uri(uri)

remap_name(name, caller_id=None, resolved=True)

resolve_name(name, caller_id=None)

search_param(param_name)

set_param(param_name, param_value)

signal_shutdown(reason)

sleep(duration)

spin()

wait_for_service(service, timeout=None)

get_master(env={'ROS_DISTRO': 'fuerte', 'LOGNAME': 'root', 'USER': 'root', 'W`...`)

get_published_topics(namespace=`'/'`)