/Adafruit-Raspberry-Pi-Python-Code

Adafruit library code for Raspberry Pi

Adafruit's Legacy Raspberry Pi Python Code Library

What happened to all the Raspberry Pi Python code!?

In the past this repository held all of the Raspberry Pi related Python code that Adafruit published. For example code to talk to sensors like the BMP085, TCS34725, and other hardware like character LCD plates. Over time we found it difficult to manage so much code in a single repository, and couldn't easily put the code on Python's package index for simple installation. Now we've broken out all of the previous Python code into individual GitHub repositories, and we've loaded all of these repositories on the Python package index so they can be installed with pip (note that pip won't install example code so for most users it's recommended to install from source).

In addition all of the Python libraries below support both Python 2.7 and Python 3.x! Note if you do plan to use Python 3 it has totally separate libraries from Python 2 so you might need to install all the libraries you use in both Python 2 and 3. See this video stream for more details: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRFG32EebNc In particular on a Raspberry Pi you probably want to install Python 3, PIP for Python 3, and the RPi.GPIO library (used to talk to GPIO pins on the Pi) with these commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y python3 python3-pip python-dev
sudo pip3 install rpi.gpio

Where do I find the new Raspberry Pi Python code?

Here is a table with each of the old libraries and a link to their new unique GitHub repositories and easy pip install names:

Old Library Name New Library Location New pip install Package Name Notes
Adafruit_ADS1x15 https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_ADS1X15 adafruit-ads1x15 See guide.
Adafruit_ADXL345 https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_ADXL345 adafriut-adxl345 -
Adafruit_BMP085 https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_BMP adafruit-bmp See guide.
Adafruit_CharLCD https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_CharLCD adafruit-charlcd See new character LCD guide.
Adafruit_CharLCDPlate https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_CharLCD adafruit-charlcd See new character LCD guide.
Adafruit_DHT_Driver https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_DHT None, must be manually installed to properly compile C extension. See the C code for reading the DHT sensor in the updated Python driver.
Adafruit_DHT_Driver_Python https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_DHT None, must be manually installed to properly compile C extension. See updated DHT sensor guide
Adafruit_I2C https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_GPIO adafruit-gpio See updated I2C code in the Python GPIO library. Import with import Adafruit_GPIO.I2C as I2C and create an instance of I2C.Device instead of the old Adafruit_I2C class.
Adafruit_LEDBackpack https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_LED_Backpack adafruit-led-backpack See new LED backpacks guide.
Adafruit_LEDpixels https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_WS2801 adafruit-ws2801 -
Adafruit_LSM303 https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_LSM303 adafruit-lsm303 -
Adafruit_MCP230xx https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_GPIO adafruit-gpio See updated MCP230xx code.
Adafruit_MCP3002 Deprecated, see MCP3008 chip. - -
Adafruit_MCP3008 https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_MCP3008 adafruit-mcp3008 See guide.
Adafruit_MCP4725 https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_MCP4725 adafruit-mcp4725 See guide
Adafruit_PWM_Servo_Driver https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_PCA9685 adafruit-pca9685 See guide
Adafruit_TCS34725 https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_TCS34725 adafruit-tcs34725 -
Adafruit_VCNL4000 https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_VCNL40xx adafruit-vcnl40xx -

You might also be interested in other Python libraries which were never in this repository but are handy for talking to other hardware:

Device / Guide Library Location pip install Package Name
BME280 Humidity & Pressure Sensor https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_BME280 TBD
BNO055 Absolute Orientation Sensor https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_BNO055 adafruit-bno055
ILI9341 LCD Displays https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_ILI9341 adafruit-ili9341
MAX31855 Thermocouple Sensor https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_MAX31855 adafruit-max31855
MAX9744 Class D Amplifier https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_MAX9744 adafruit-max9744
MCP9808 Temperature Sensor https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_MCP9808 adafruit-mcp9808
PN532 NFC Interface https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_PN532 adafruit-pn532
SSD1306 OLED Displays https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_SSD1306 adafruit-ssd1306
TMP006 & TMP007 Temperature Sensors https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_TMP adafruit-tmp

But I need the old code! What can I do?

Don't worry the old Adafruit Raspberry-Pi Python code can be found in the legacy branch of this repository. This is a snapshot of the old code before it was refactored into individual libraries. Note this legacy code will not be maintained!