pylibiio

What it is and what it does

pylibiio is a Python wrapper around libiio, a C library for controlling Linux IIO (Industrial Input/Output) devices. It lets you interact with hardware like analog-to-digital converters, accelerometers, gyroscopes, temperature sensors, and RF transceivers from Python code. You can use it locally on an embedded Linux target or remotely over USB, Ethernet, or serial from a host machine running Linux, Windows, or macOS.

The package itself has no Python runtime dependencies and installs as a pure wheel, making setup straightforward. However, it requires the libiio core library to be installed separately on your system first—the PyPI package provides only the Python bindings, not the underlying C library. The project is actively maintained and used for embedded systems and sensor integration work.

Use it for:

• Read sensor data from IIO devices like accelerometers or temperature sensors on embedded Linux systems
• Control analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters from Python on an embedded target
• Remotely interface with IIO hardware on an embedded device from a host machine over network or USB
• Integrate RF transceiver control into Python applications running on Linux
• Build data acquisition pipelines for gyroscopes, magnetometers, or other IIO-compatible sensors

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

Python bindings for libiio, a library for interfacing with Linux Industrial Input/Output (IIO) devices including ADCs, DACs, accelerometers, gyros, sensors, and RF transceivers.

Yes, if you need to control Linux IIO devices from Python and are willing to install the libiio core library separately. The package is actively maintained, has no Python dependencies, and is widely used. The main gotcha is the external library requirement—verify libiio is available for your platform before committing.

Install

pylibiio on PyPI

pip install pylibiio

uv add pylibiio

poetry add pylibiio

Installing pylibiio

Before you install

Low install friction with a pure-wheel distribution. The package is actively maintained with no runtime dependencies, though it requires the separate libiio core library to be installed on the system beforehand.

License in practice

Licensed under LGPLv2+, a copyleft license. Code linking to or using this package may need to comply with copyleft obligations depending on how it's distributed and combined with other software.

Quickstart

pip install pylibiio

# Import and use the bindings to interact with IIO devices
# (exact API depends on libiio core library version)

The libiio core library must be installed separately on your system; the PyPI package provides only the Python bindings.

Verify before relying

• Specific Python version requirements, given 'unspecified' support declaration and empty requires_python
• Whether remote access over USB, Ethernet, or serial is supported by all platform builds
• Exact API surface and usage patterns for the Python bindings

Package facts

Evidence: pylibiio-0.25-py3-none-any.whl

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