How To Install python3-hidapi on Debian 10

Learn how to install python3-hidapi on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python3-hidapi is Python bindings for the HID API

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-hidapi on Debian 10.

What is python3-hidapi

python3-hidapi is:

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

Python3 version.

There are three methods to install python3-hidapi on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-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 python3-hidapi using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-hidapi

Install python3-hidapi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-hidapi using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-hidapi

Install python3-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 python3-hidapi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-hidapi

How To Uninstall python3-hidapi on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python3-hidapi package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-hidapi

Uninstall python3-hidapi And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-hidapi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-hidapi

Remove python3-hidapi Configurations and Data

To remove python3-hidapi configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-hidapi

Remove python3-hidapi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-hidapi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-hidapi

Dependencies

python3-hidapi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-hidapi package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.