msinjin/easytello

An easy to use library to support DJI Tello scripting in Python 3

easyTello

easyTello is a Python library created to provide users with a simple way to interface and send commands to the DJI Tello drone, as well as to simply and easily teach students how to control the drone using Python 3. All the commands outlined in the DJI Tello SDK 1.3.0.0 are present in this library.

Installation

To install the library, simply run:

pip install easytello

or to install from cloned source:

$ git clone https://github.com/Virodroid/easyTello.git
$ cd easyTello
$ python setup.py install

Note: easyTello requires OpenCV-Python. If you don't have it installed, simply run:

pip install opencv-python

For more information on OpenCV-Python click here.

Examples

Creating a drone object in Python:

from easytello import tello

my_drone = tello.Tello()

Programming the drone to takeoff, fly in a square and then land:

my_drone.takeoff()

for i in range(4):
	my_drone.forward(100)
	my_drone.cw(90)
	
my_drone.land()

Toggling state of video stream:

# Turning on stream
my_drone.streamon()
# Turning off stream
my_drone.streamoff()