FSUIPC operates using a system. You can think of the simulator’s data as a massive shelf with 65,535 individual compartments (bytes). Each specific piece of data is stored in a fixed location called an offset .

Your Python script asks FSUIPC for the value at a specific address (e.g., 0x0560 for latitude).

Your script tells FSUIPC to change a value at an address (e.g., toggling a switch or setting an altitude). Key Features of FSUIPC Python

To use FSUIPC with Python, you first need the installed on your Windows machine. fsuipc - PyPI

By using FSUIPC, your Python code can often work across different versions of MSFS, P3D, and FSX without major rewrites.

Libraries like fsuipc-python wrap complex C++ or Cython calls into readable Python classes.