"Libretro is a simple but powerful development interface that allows for the easy creation of emulators, games and multimedia applications that can plug straight into any libretro-compatible frontend. This development interface is open to others so that they can run these pluggable emulator and game cores also in their own programs or devices."
RetroPy is a libretro frontend (NOT CORE) written in Python. It is meant bridge the gap between fast, accurate, well-implemented, and tested emulators and Python.
RetroPy utilizes supplied Shared Libraries (.dll / .so) and a pythonic wrapper, leveraging ctypes extensively. This approach enables users to seamlessly interact with a diverse range of emulators and, consequently, video games.
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There is no official support for Conda.
A collection of open-source cores is available for download through the build artifacts of libretro's official frontend RetroArch. Additionally, cores from alternative sources can be discovered on the internet within their respective communities.
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- 29th-Day (Original Developer & Maintainer)
Information about contributing and our Code of Conduct
If you find RetroPy helpful, please consider mentioning it in your work or project.