Python for UVM Verification Examples

I've tested all the code examples in Python for UVM Verification using either Jupyter notebooks or cocotb directories. The notebook and directory names match the chapter headings.

Installing cocotb

It is best to install cocotb before installing pyuvm, especially on Windows.

You can find cocotb installation instructions on the cocotb.org website.

Jupyter Notebooks

I used Jupyter notebooks for the Python-only examples. The easiest way to use these notebooks is to install Jupyter using pip:

% pip install jupyter
% cd <this repository directory>
% jupyter notebook

This command will launch your web browser in the directory and present you with a directory list. Open any .ipynb file to see the code examples. You can learn more about Jupyter on jupyter.org or simply Google the name to see many resources.

cocotb directories

To run the examples in directories, you need the following: Python 3.7 or later—I recommend the free Anaconda Individual Edition A Verilog simulator—cocotb supports all the popular simulators, including the free Verilog simulator, Icarus. The tox script tests the examples Verilog. pyuvm and cocotb—If you use pip to install pyuvm, you'll get cocotb automatically. Install pyuvm using pip:

% pip install pyuvm

You can test all the examples by running tox in the example repository:

% cd python4uvm_examples
% pip install pytest tox
% tox

Tox should test all the cocotb examples and return a congratulatory message. Run the cocotb examples by CDing into the example directory and using make:

% cd python4uvm_examples
% cd 	20_coroutines
% make

Contributing to the examples

This repository's code must match the code in the printed book Python for UVM Verification. So it's challenging to change the code, but I'm happy to accept pull requests that fix minor typos.

Staying up to date

Be sure to pull from this repository periodically to stay up to date with the latest repairs and changes to cocotb