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PyDM is next generation EDM! It's EDM is, unfortunately, the program used to make the typical LCLS home panel (the display with buttons and read backs and things).PyDM is basically a combination of EDM and PyQt (if you don't know what PyQt is, it's what we use to make Python GUIs). The goal is to eventually migrate all existing Python GUIs to PyDM, and to make any new ones going forward in PyDM, all while version controlling them using git and GitHub. The following tutorial will walk you through making a change to an existing PyDM panel and going through the review process to release it into production.
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