# Introduction

The Python Wrapper provides a Python interface to use EC-Master, EC-Monitor, EC-Simulator and RAS Client/Server.

## Requirements

Python v3.7 and above
: - Python Pause. Required for ticked timing with pause.until(…) to lower JobTask’s drift, e.g. for Distributed Clocks
    ```console
    $ pip install pause
    ```
  - PyQt5 (v5.15.1). Only required to run the GUI demo
    ```console
    $ pip install pyqt5
    ```

Windows (x86/x64)
: - Microsoft Windows 7 and above
  - Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Runtime

Linux (x86/x64/ARM)
: - Ubuntu 12.04 and above

## Architecture

![Python programming interface layer model](Media/architecture.svg)

The architecture contains 4 basic layers:

Customer Python Script or our examples (EcMasterDemoPython, …)
: - Demo application, written in Python

Programming Interface (EcWrapperPython)
: - Provides an object oriented API written in Python

Wrapper Library (EcWrapper)
: - Native wrapper library, which provides API for object oriented access

Native Libraries
: - EC-Master Library
  - EC-Monitor LIbrary
  - EC-Simulator Library
  - RAS Client Library