# Welcome to Machine Heads External Nodes's documentation!

## Getting Started

**Machine Heads External Nodes** is a python module for creating your own nodes for use on *Machine Heads*.
Using *External Nodes* you will be able to:
* Create your own nodes
* Receive data (including images) from *Machine Heads* nodes
* Send data (including images) to *Machine Heads* nodes
* Run any python code on *Machine Heads* test sequence

### Python Support

*Machine Heads External Nodes* supports Python 3.6 and newer.

### Installation

Use the following command to install *Machine Heads External Nodes*:

```
pip install mh_en_exec
```

*Machine Heads External Nodes* is now installed. Check out the [quickstart](quickstart) to learn how to create a node and start the *External Nodes* server.


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