How To Install python-hidapi on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hidapi on Debian 9. python-hidapi is Python bindings for the HID API

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hidapi on Debian 9.

What is python-hidapi

python-hidapi is:

Python bindings for libhidapi for working with Human Interface Devices such as mouses and keyboards.

There are three methods to install python-hidapi on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-hidapi Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-hidapi using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-hidapi

Install python-hidapi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-hidapi using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-hidapi

Install python-hidapi Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python-hidapi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-hidapi

How To Uninstall python-hidapi on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-hidapi package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-hidapi

Uninstall python-hidapi And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-hidapi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-hidapi

Remove python-hidapi Configurations and Data

To remove python-hidapi configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-hidapi

Remove python-hidapi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-hidapi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-hidapi

Dependencies

python-hidapi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hidapi package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.