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NI Modular Instrument driver APIs for Python, created and supported by NI.

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Indexed issues: 142
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Merged PRs (30d): 10

Dominant language: Python
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Last GitHub push: Sep 18, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 20, 2026
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142 open issues indexed

Support configuring trigger slope in nidmm. Open

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ni/nimi-python#2164 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 18, 2026
reset_device is functional in niswitch 1.4.9 despite docstring statement Open

bug docs

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ni/nimi-python#2162 · Opened Feb 8, 2026
convert_timedelta_to_milliseconds_int32 internally assumes int32 input would be in seconds Open

codegen enhancement

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ni/nimi-python#2148 · 2 comments · Opened Dec 9, 2025
Check for C-style ordering in numpy array is checking only if its not F-style ordering Open

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ni/nimi-python#2122 · Opened Jul 23, 2025
Fixed words replacement logic in documentation codegen breaks hyperlinks Open

bug

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ni/nimi-python#2119 · Opened Jul 11, 2025
nidigital enable_match_fail_combination documenation is missing the sync_session parameter. Open

docs nidigital

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ni/nimi-python#2116 · Opened Jul 8, 2025
Support math equations in documentation Open

docs enhancement nirfsg

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ni/nimi-python#2112 · Opened Jul 7, 2025
Import _complextype conditionally based on the usage of complex type for individual drivers Open

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ni/nimi-python#2105 · Opened Jun 6, 2025
Make it easier to contribute to this project by replacing WSL and GNU Make with Python Open

build

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ni/nimi-python#2096 · 5 comments · Opened May 1, 2025
Modernize nimi-python setup.py projects with pyproject.toml Open

build codegen task

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ni/nimi-python#2095 · 1 reaction · Opened Apr 26, 2025
Update Links from HTTP to HTTPS for Enhanced Security Open

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ni/nimi-python#2092 · Opened Apr 18, 2025
Need a way to subscribe to DriverWarning as events with a callback Open

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ni/nimi-python#2088 · 3 comments · Opened Mar 26, 2025
Error in IVI session options mapping Open

bug

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ni/nimi-python#2087 · Opened Mar 25, 2025
Documentation fore "return type" of nidigital fetch_capture_waveform method is unclear Open

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ni/nimi-python#2081 · 4 comments · Opened Feb 17, 2025
Cleanup enums_addon metadata that was added when fixing enum value python_name behavior Open

nidcpower nidmm tech-debt

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ni/nimi-python#2072 · Opened Jan 26, 2025
metadata_add_all._add_enum_value_python_name() removes common prefixes, suffixes from a user-set 'python_name'. Open

codegen

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ni/nimi-python#2066 · 1 comment · Opened Jan 8, 2025
Create a tool to help with version support changes Open

task

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ni/nimi-python#2060 · Opened May 8, 2024
codecov status badge is affected by coverage of unmerged PRs Open

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ni/nimi-python#2053 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Apr 24, 2024
Adopt use of Mend Renovate App to automatically update tooling and dependencies Open

build enhancement

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ni/nimi-python#2040 · 2 comments · Opened Feb 9, 2024
Github Actions Workflows should be updated to use Node.js 20 Open

build

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ni/nimi-python#2039 · 3 comments · Opened Feb 9, 2024
APIs allow repeated capabilities to access attributes and methods that don't support them Open

API enhancement

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ni/nimi-python#2038 · 6 comments · Opened Feb 8, 2024
Error in return type for most 'autorange' properties in nidcpower library Open

API bug nidcpower

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

ni/nimi-python#2030 · 7 comments · Opened Nov 20, 2023
Incorrect documentation for the channel_name parameter of niFgen.Session Open

docs nifgen

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 35/100

ni/nimi-python#2024 · 2 comments · Opened Sep 25, 2023
Repeated capability accessors return internal `_SessionBase` type Open

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ni/nimi-python#2019 · 2 comments · Opened Sep 22, 2023
Incorrect tip/example for nifgen.session.create_waveform_numpy() Open

docs nifgen

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 45/100

ni/nimi-python#2018 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 21, 2023
Investigate how many APIs can be tested in parallel by nimibot. Open

build enhancement priority-low test

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ni/nimi-python#2017 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 18, 2023
Mixing an nidmm PXI-407x session and niswitch sessions causes unexpected failures finding the NI-SWITCH Functions on Linux Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

ni/nimi-python#2001 · 2 comments · Opened Aug 24, 2023
nifgen API has useless enum value StartTriggerType.P2P_ENDPOINT_FULLNESS Open

nifgen source-breaker

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 35/100

ni/nimi-python#1996 · Opened Aug 1, 2023
P2PStreamRelativeTo enum is included in the niscope API, despite not having a P2P Python module Open

niscope source-breaker

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 52/100

ni/nimi-python#1995 · Opened Aug 1, 2023
Add "cancel build" workflow Open

build enhancement priority-low

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 48/100

ni/nimi-python#1994 · Opened Jul 31, 2023
nitclk usage blurb does not demonstrate how to use nitclk Open

docs nitclk priority-low

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ni/nimi-python#1993 · Opened Jul 28, 2023
test_multi_threading_lock_unlock may be flaky Open

test

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ni/nimi-python#1986 · Opened Jun 22, 2023
Create docs requirements files for reproducible docs builds Open

build docs

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ni/nimi-python#1968 · 1 comment · Opened May 13, 2023
`niswitch.Session` doesn't support specifying an `options` dictionary or driver setup string Open

niswitch

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ni/nimi-python#1959 · 3 comments · Opened May 2, 2023
nimi-python functions that take paths do not accept `pathlib.Path` objects Open

enhancement

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ni/nimi-python#1949 · Opened Apr 18, 2023
Enable ConfigureLCRCompensation and GetLCRCompensationData in nidcpower GrpcStubInterpreter Open

task

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ni/nimi-python#1920 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 11, 2023
nimi-python packages with optional support for gRPC should be tested both with and without it Open

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ni/nimi-python#1919 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 11, 2023
Silent errors / warnings occur when building docs Open

docs priority-low

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ni/nimi-python#1913 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 10, 2023
Remove deprecated functions `configure_lcr_custom_cable_compensation`, `get_lcr_custom_cable_compensation_data` from nidcpower API Open

API nidcpower source-breaker

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ni/nimi-python#1901 · Opened Mar 24, 2023
how to delay external clock for nifgen Open

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ni/nimi-python#1896 · 1 comment · Opened Mar 16, 2023
Support type annotations Open

enhancement

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ni/nimi-python#1887 · 2 comments · Opened Feb 16, 2023
NI-DCPower: `Measurement` named tuple does not work with type annotations Open

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ni/nimi-python#1885 · Opened Jan 6, 2023
nifgen system tests don't exercise TypeError throw cases when creating waveforms with numpy Open

nifgen test

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ni/nimi-python#1847 · Opened Nov 4, 2022
windows-1251 is hardcoded in our APIs as the encoding to use Open

bug enhancement priority-low

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

ni/nimi-python#1820 · 4 comments · Opened Sep 19, 2022
Rename nimi-python "master" branch to "main" Open

priority-low task

ni/nimi-python#1809 · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 18, 2022
Use the correct term for NI-FGEN and NI-SCOPE devices Open

docs nifgen niscope

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 50/100

ni/nimi-python#1802 · Opened Aug 1, 2022
Remove the empty resource name workaround in nidcpower self_cal system test Open

nidcpower tech-debt test

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ni/nimi-python#1798 · Opened Jul 27, 2022
Documentation for public custom types is sourced in metadata of properties/methods that use them Open

codegen docs nidcpower nidigital niscope tech-debt

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ni/nimi-python#1784 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 18, 2022
Add code coverage check to PR build Open

test

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ni/nimi-python#1778 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 13, 2022
NI-Digital: `get_channel_names()` should be a private method in `_SessionBase` as calling it with `session.channels` does not make sense Open

API nidigital

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ni/nimi-python#1758 · Opened Jun 17, 2022

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