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SKiDL is a library that lets you design electronic circuits using Python.

11 mentions on Hacker News by 11 people: 2 stories, 9 comments · first 2017-02-28 · latest 2025-07-12

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  1. Amazing. Inspires to try out Claude Code + skidl [1] to build a custom circuit for fun. [1] https://github.com/devbisme/skidl
    comment by mkw5053 · 2025-07-12 · in Vibe-Coding a PCB – surprisingly good
  2. …do everything but is far superior to some highly expensive tools, in flexibility and repeatability. https://github.com/devbisme/skidl
    comment by omgJustTest · 2024-06-21 · in Testing Generative AI for Circuit Board Design
  3. …actually came after first working with and then modifying another awesome project called SKiDL ( https://github.com/devbisme/skidl ). It's based on Python - but we found that since it's procedural, turing complete and has a rich eco-system…
    comment by mawildoer · 2024-02-05 · in Show HN: Atopile – Design circuit boards with code
  4. Is this related to skidl https://github.com/devbisme/skidl ?
    comment by markrages · 2024-02-05 · in Show HN: Atopile – Design circuit boards with code
  5. I'd like to see documentation on your workflow. You can also post it on https://github.com/devbisme/skidl/discussions . There is a generate_pcb() function in SKiDL that will output a kicad_pcb file that can be directly opened using PCBNEW…
    comment by devbisme · 2022-08-11 · in The tooling ecosystem that adds joy to KiCad
  6. …even the parts placement too. P.S. If there is interest I will look to document my workflow. [1] https://github.com/devbisme/skidl [2] https://github.com/freerouting/freerouting
    comment by bArray · 2022-08-09 · in The tooling ecosystem that adds joy to KiCad
  7. …values of resistors. TL;DW the tool is named Skidl ans uses Python to generate net lists for KiCAD. https://github.com/devbisme/skidl
    comment by deaddabe · 2022-05-04 · in Coding Up an IoT PCB Design
  8. SKiDL (circuit design library) does this to a very large extent... https://github.com/xesscorp/skidl
    comment by jbay808 · 2021-03-20 · in What I wish I knew before building a Shopify App
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    Spice simulation of SKiDL,alt to KiCAD
    story by riebs · 2021-01-31 · 0 comments
  10. …EDA tools). I have not tried to use it personally. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WErQYI2A36M https://github.com/xesscorp/skidl
    comment by rta5 · 2020-05-04 · in Horizon – a free and open source electronic PCB design package
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    Use Python to Describe Electrical Connections, Export Netlist for PCB Design
    story by happy-go-lucky · 2017-02-28 · 0 comments