setup uv

uv is an extremely fast Python package and project manager for Python. Highly recommend that you use uv.

winget install -e --id astral-sh.uv

setup git

winget install -e --id Git.Git

create a new python project using uv. We pin to python 3.11 because pyinsim9 wont run on anything newer than 3.11

uv init -p ==3.11.* my-insim-project

cd into my-insim-project

cd my-insim-project

create a venv

A venv is a python virtual environment. It separates this project from everything else on your system to prevent package contamination.

uv venv

Add pyinsim9 to my-insim-project

We're temporarily using a fork because the setup.py file is broken upstream... I'll try and raise a PR at some point.

uv add https://github.com/theangryangel/pyinsim9.git --branch=fix-setup

edit main.py

Put the following into main.py

import pyinsim9 as pyinsim

# Initialize the InSim system
insim = pyinsim.insim('127.0.0.1', 29999, Admin=b'123', IName=b'adsa')

print("Hello world")

# Send message 'Hello, InSim!' to the game
insim.sendm(b"Hello, InSim!")

# Start pyinsim.
pyinsim.run()

Run the project

Start up LFS, either with the argument /insim=29999 or by typing /insim=29999 into a chat window.
Run uv run main.py
It should connect and then stay connected

theangryangel/README.md