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id: winrt-windows-devices-bluetooth
version: "3.2.1"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: aging
---

# winrt-Windows.Devices.Bluetooth — Python projection of Windows Runtime (WinRT) APIs

License: permissive · Maintenance: aging · Downloads: 212.4K/mo

## What it is and what it does

winrt-Windows.Devices.Bluetooth is a Python projection of the Windows Runtime Bluetooth API, part of the modular PyWinRT ecosystem. It lets you interact with Bluetooth hardware directly from Python on Windows, including device discovery, connection management, and data exchange. The package is one of many namespace-specific bindings generated from the Windows SDK; you install only the Bluetooth module rather than a monolithic WinRT package.

The package depends on winrt-runtime and targets Python 3.9 and later on Windows (32-bit, 64-bit, and ARM64). It is maintained by the community as a successor to Microsoft's original monolithic winrt package and the interim winsdk fork. The codebase is aging but receives updates; the last commit was in December 2025.

Use it for:

- Discover and enumerate Bluetooth devices on a Windows system for device management or diagnostics.
- Establish connections to Bluetooth peripherals (headsets, sensors, controllers) from a Python application.
- Read and write data to Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) characteristics for IoT or wearable integration.
- Build Windows desktop or automation tools that require Bluetooth hardware control without C++ or C#.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides Python bindings to Windows Runtime Bluetooth APIs, enabling direct access to Bluetooth hardware and device management from Python on Windows.

Yes, if you are on Windows and need Bluetooth hardware access from Python. The MIT license is permissive, the package is maintained, and it has no known vulnerabilities. Install friction is moderate due to platform specificity and compiled dependencies, but that is unavoidable for WinRT bindings. Not suitable for cross-platform projects.

## Install

pip install winrt-windows-devices-bluetooth
uv add winrt-windows-devices-bluetooth
poetry add winrt-windows-devices-bluetooth

## Installing winrt-Windows.Devices.Bluetooth

Before you install: Medium install friction due to platform-specific wheels (Windows only, Python 3.9–3.14) and a compiled runtime dependency. The package is aging but actively maintained; last commit December 2025.

License in practice: MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, making it suitable for most projects.

Quickstart:

pip install winrt-Windows.Devices.Bluetooth

from winrt.windows.devices.bluetooth import BluetoothDevice
# Access Bluetooth devices via WinRT APIs

Windows operating system required; wheels available only for Windows (win32, win_amd64, win_arm64) and Python 3.9–3.14. Requires winrt-runtime as a runtime dependency.

Verify before relying:

- Specific Bluetooth capabilities exposed (pairing, scanning, GATT operations, etc.) not detailed in the excerpt.
- Whether async/await patterns are required or optional for Bluetooth operations.
- Performance characteristics or latency expectations for real-time Bluetooth communication.

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: medium
- Maintenance: aging
- Downloads: 212.4K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

windows bluetooth python, winrt bluetooth api, python bluetooth windows, windows devices bluetooth, bluetooth device control python, winrt hardware access, python windows runtime bluetooth, windows-only, bluetooth, hardware-access

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