How to install spidev via python pip

- Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
- Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6
- Topic :: System
- Topic :: System :: Hardware
- Topic :: System :: Hardware :: Hardware Drivers

When you know about this project and you want to new install spidev to support your project or you get trouble as ModuleNotFoundError: No module named "spidev" or ImportError: cannot import name "spidev" in your project, let follow this tutorial to install spidev

Installation:

Step 1: First, ensure you installed pip in your os, to check pip has been installed on your computer

In Windows (CMD):

py -m pip --version

In Unix/macOS:

python3 -m pip --version

Ensure pip, setuptools, and wheel are up to date:

In Windows (CMD):

py -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel

In Unix/macOS:

python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel

py -m pip install --user virtualenv

py -m venv test_spidev_env

test_spidev_env\Scripts\active

pip3 install virtualenv

python3 -m venv test_spidev_env

source test_spidev_env/bin/active

Step 2: OK, now, let flow below content to start the installation spidev

To install spidev on Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install spidev

To install spidev on Unix/macOs:

pip install spidev

Step 3: If you want to install a specific spidev version, add ==<spidev version> to the end command line

Example:

pip install spidev==2.0

Please see the version list below table:

py -m pip install spidev==3.5

pip install spidev==3.5

py -m pip install spidev==3.4

pip install spidev==3.4

py -m pip install spidev==3.2

pip install spidev==3.2

py -m pip install spidev==3.1

pip install spidev==3.1

py -m pip install spidev==3.0

pip install spidev==3.0

py -m pip install spidev==2.0

pip install spidev==2.0

Step 4: Otherwise, you can install spidev from local archives:

Download the distribution file from spidev-3.5.tar.gz or the specific spidev version in the below list of distribution

After that, install by command:

On Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install <path_to_spidev_downloaded_file>

On Unix/macOs:

pip install <path_to_spidev_downloaded_file>

List distribution:

Project link:

- Homepage