From a binary package¶
Python-evdev has been packaged for the following GNU/Linux distributions:
Consult the documentation of your OS package manager for installation instructions.
From source¶
The latest stable version of python-evdev can be installed from pypi, provided that you have gcc/clang, pip and the Python and Linux development headers installed on your system. Installing them is distribution specific and typically falls in one of the following categories:
On a Debian compatible OS:
$ apt-get install python-dev python-pip gcc
$ apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
On a Redhat compatible OS:
$ yum install python-devel python-pip gcc
$ yum install kernel-headers-$(uname -r)
On Arch Linux and derivatives:
$ pacman -S core/linux-api-headers python-pip gcc
Once all dependencies are available, you may install python-evdev using pip:
$ sudo pip install evdev # available globally
$ pip install --user evdev # available to the current user
Specifying header locations¶
By default, the setup script will look for the input.h
and
input-event-codes.h
1 header files /usr/include/linux
.
You may use the --evdev-headers
option to the build_ext
setuptools
command to specify the location of these header files. It accepts one or more
colon-separated paths. For example:
$ python setup.py build_ext \
--evdev-headers buildroot/input.h:buildroot/input-event-codes.h \
--include-dirs buildroot/ \
install # or any other command (e.g. develop, bdist, bdist_wheel)
- 1
input-event-codes.h
is found only in more recent kernel versions.