#!/usr/bin/env python3 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Kent Gibson """Minimal example of reading the info for a line.""" import gpiod def get_line_info(chip_path, line_offset): with gpiod.Chip(chip_path) as chip: info = chip.get_line_info(line_offset) is_input = info.direction == gpiod.line.Direction.INPUT print( "line {:>3}: {:>12} {:>12} {:>8} {:>10}".format( info.offset, info.name or "unnamed", info.consumer or "unused", "input" if is_input else "output", "active-low" if info.active_low else "active-high", ) ) if __name__ == "__main__": try: get_line_info("/dev/gpiochip0", 3) except OSError as ex: print(ex, "\nCustomise the example configuration to suit your situation")