From python, can I interact with any HID device?

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Can I interact with essentially any HID device from a Pi? (displays, controllers, etc) ?

If so, is there a python example out there that shows reading from hid?

Please do not Thanks In your question! You should know by now that upvoting is thanking people. I see answers but no upvotes so you are not grateful for the help? Please read the FAQ to get up to speed with how Q&A works. Besides this is off-topic as it has nothing to do with Raspberry Pi -1 — Piotr Kula, Aug 02 '13 at 09:41

score 13 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:56

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You can use the python wrapper for libusb PYUSB to programmatically read and write to a HID device from python.

Please look at my answer on this question for some ideas on how to achieve this.The library is fairly easy to use.There is also a good beginner tutorial on the website.

Please note that pyUsb can only help getting data in and out of the HID device.Decoding the data is another story.You might need to use usb loggers to decode the data.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:56

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answered Apr 03 '13 at 20:13

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Just for the record you deserve a +1 - The op thinks otherwise :( – Piotr Kula Aug 02 '13 at 09:42

From python, can I interact with any HID device?

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