pydualsense 0.6.4

use your DualSense (PS5) controller with python

pydualsense

control your dualsense through python. using the hid library this package implements the report features for controlling your PS5 controller.

Documentation

You can find the documentation at docs

Installation

Windows

Download hidapi and place the x64 .dll file into your Workspace. After that install the package from pypi.

pip install --upgrade pydualsense

Linux

On Linux based system you first need to add a udev rule to let the user access the PS5 controller without requiring root privileges.

sudo cp 70-ps5-controller.rules /etc/udev/rules.d
sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
sudo udevadm trigger

Then install the hidapi through your package manager of your system.

On an Ubuntu system the package libhidapi-dev is required.

sudo apt install libhidapi-dev

After that install the package from pypi.

pip install --upgrade pydualsense

usage

from pydualsense import pydualsense, TriggerModes

def cross_pressed(state):
    print(state)

ds = pydualsense() # open controller
ds.init() # initialize controller

ds.cross_pressed += cross_pressed
ds.light.setColorI(255,0,0) # set touchpad color to red
ds.triggerL.setMode(TriggerModes.Rigid)
ds.triggerL.setForce(1, 255)
ds.close() # closing the controller

See examples or examples docs folder for some more ideas

Help wanted

Help wanted from people that want to use this and have feature requests. Just open a issue with the correct label.

dependecies

• hidapi-usb >= 0.3

Credits

Most stuff for this implementation were provided by and used from:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/jumvi5/dualsense_haptics_leds_and_more_hid_output_report/
• https://github.com/Ryochan7/DS4Windows

Coming soon

• add bluetooth support
• add multiple controllers
• partially done
• add documentation using sphinx