Taurus

Taurus is a Python framework for control and data acquisition CLIs and GUIs in scientific and industrial environments. It supports multiple control systems and data sources, such as Tango and EPICS, and can be extended with new schemes through plugins.

For non-programmers, Taurus can be used to create fully featured GUIs with forms, plots, synoptics, and other components. For programmers, Taurus provides a simple model-based API for building and customizing CLIs and GUIs in Python.

Taurus is Free Software distributed under the LGPL. The source code, development activity, and contribution workflow are available in the Taurus project repository.

Where to start

New to Taurus?

Start with Installation and then follow the Tutorials to learn Taurus by doing.

Trying to accomplish a specific task?

See the How-to guides for task-oriented instructions.

Want to understand how Taurus works?

Read the Explanation section for concepts, architecture, and design background.

Looking for technical details?

Use the Reference for the Python API, configuration, plugins, and other technical information.

You can also browse News & releases and the Showcase for examples of Taurus applications and user interfaces.

Learning resources

For more extensive hands-on material, exercises, and workshop examples, see the Taurus training repository. It complements the tutorials in this documentation with longer training paths and advanced examples.

See also the related Sardana project, which uses Taurus to build its user interfaces.

Last Update:

Oct 09, 2026

Release:

5.4.2.dev0