listusb-rpi 0.1.2

List and monitor USB devices on Raspberry Pi and Linux

listusb-rpi

List and monitor USB devices on Raspberry Pi and Linux. Provides both a Python API for use in your projects and a CLI tool for the terminal.

Install

pip install listusb-rpi

For full functionality (recommended on Raspberry Pi):

sudo apt install libudev-dev
pip install listusb-rpi[udev]

Python API

from listusb import devices, find_device

# List all USB devices
for dev in devices():
    print(dev.path, dev.vendor, dev.serial)

# Filter devices
serial_devices = devices(subsystem="tty")
ftdi_devices = devices(vendor="FTDI")
specific = devices(vid="0403", pid="6001")

# Find a specific device
arduino = find_device(vendor="Arduino")
if arduino:
    print(f"Arduino found at {arduino.path}")

USBDevice fields

Field	Description	Example
path	Device path	/dev/ttyUSB0
name	Device model name	FT232R_USB_UART
serial	Serial identifier	FTDI_FT232R_A50285BI
vendor	Vendor name	Future Technology Devices International
product	Product name	FT232 Serial (UART) IC
vid	Vendor ID	0403
pid	Product ID	6001
speed	USB speed (Mbps)	12
driver	Kernel driver	ftdi_sio
subsystem	Linux subsystem	tty

Watch for hotplug events

from listusb import watch

for event in watch():
    print(f"[{event.action}] {event.device.path} - {event.device.serial}")

Requires pyudev: pip install listusb-rpi[udev]

CLI Usage

# List all USB devices (table format)
listusb-rpi

# Output as JSON
listusb-rpi --json

# Output as CSV
listusb-rpi --csv

# Filter by vendor
listusb-rpi --vendor FTDI

# Filter by type (aliases: serial, storage, camera, audio, network)
listusb-rpi --type serial

# Filter by vendor/product ID
listusb-rpi --vid 0403 --pid 6001

# Watch for USB plug/unplug events
listusb-rpi --watch

# Watch with JSON output
listusb-rpi --watch --json

Optional dependencies

pip install listusb-rpi[udev]      # pyudev for full device info + watch mode
pip install listusb-rpi[mqtt]      # MQTT publishing for IoT
pip install listusb-rpi[webhook]   # Webhook notifications
pip install listusb-rpi[all]       # Everything

Requirements

• Python >= 3.9
• Linux (Raspberry Pi OS, Ubuntu, Debian, etc.)
• libudev-dev for pyudev support: sudo apt install libudev-dev

License

Apache-2.0