pycusb 0.1.0

Python implementation of the cusb interface for managed USB hubs

pycusb

A python library for managed USB hubs that are usually operated by a command line tool called cusbi (Linux Intel), cusba (Linux Arm), cusbm (Mac), or CUSBC/CUSBCTL (Windows), e.g., hubs from the companies EXSYS and StarTech.

Usage

from cusb import CUsb
import time

# Example:
path_to_device = "/dev/serial/by-id/usb-FTDI_FT232R_USB_UART_B0036Y2H-if00-port0"
port = 1

with CUsb(path_to_device) as hub:
    hub.port_power_on(port, False)
    time.sleep(1)
    hub.port_power_on(port, True)

Installation

as library

Add pycusb to your pyproject.toml:

[project]
dependencies = [
    "pycusb",
]

as CLI tool

Create and activate a virtual environment, then run

pip install pycusb

Development

Clone the repo, create and activate a virtual environment, then install dependencies with:

pip install -e '.[dev]'

Test with

pytest test/test.py