Is there a way to use input from my PS3 controller in python?

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I'm trying to find a way to use my PS3 controller in python, and just searching around I've only found ways to do this on a Raspberry Pi or on some linux software, but I'm just using windows here.

This could either be some library made for controllers or possibly I don't mind getting the input directly from the USB somehow and programming that myself

@MattClark I've tried using pygame but it didn't really work, I tried fixing that but all the answers were given to Raspberry Pi users — user3333708
– user3333708, Commented Dec 20, 2016 at 20:15
But python is python, what made the answers specific to the RPi and not applicable to you? — Matt Clark
– Matt Clark, Commented Dec 20, 2016 at 20:16
there seems to be some kind of installation I need to do first before it can work with Pygame — user3333708
– user3333708, Commented Dec 20, 2016 at 20:18

Amber · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-20 20:13:28Z

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The inputs library on PyPI seems aimed at this.

answered Dec 20, 2016 at 20:13

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Amber Over a year ago

@MattClark Dude, there is no minimum requirement for an answer if it solves the OP's problem. "I'm trying to accomplish X" "here's a library that lets you accomplish X" is a perfectly valid answer. If you think there is a better answer, provide one yourself.

user3333708 Over a year ago

Yeah that answer is exactly what I needed, thanks a lot.

Vincent Savard Over a year ago

@Amber There sort of is: "Why and how are some answers deleted? (...) - barely more than a link to an external site". If the question was "What tool can I use to do X?", then your answer would be acceptable, but we all know that this question would be off-topic. An actual good answer would be to provide an example on how to use that library. I do think your answer is helpful now, but we all know that external resources have the tendency to go offline.

Amber Over a year ago

@VincentSavard If you want to go by the letter of the rule rather than the spirit, perhaps. However there's a far cry difference between pointing to a package in the official package repository and linking to a random blog post.

Matt Clark Over a year ago

I am not trying to argue that your answer is not correct, I am just arguing that it could use more content. Both this question could be closed for asking for libraries, and your answer could be deleted as being strictly a link. Both question and answer are probably already in these review queues.

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