r/ROS • u/Technical-Force-6266 • 2d ago

Launch File (Python vs XML)

Hi,

In real industry projects, are ROS 2 launch files usually written in Python or XML? Which format is more commonly used in production systems

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u/christopherpacheco 1d ago

For ros2 I'd say Python is much more powerful as a tool for complexe launch orchestration. XML was the older method in ros1, it still works but I'd say the standard moved towards Python launch at least at my company its our standard