Seeed-grove.py 0.8
Python library for Seeedstudio Grove devices
License: MIT
Keywords: grove

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grove.py
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Python library for Seeedstudio Grove Devices on embeded Linux platform, especially good on below platforms:
- [Raspberry Pi](https://www.seeedstudio.com/category/Boards-c-17.html) [(Wiki)](http://wiki.seeedstudio.com/Grove_Base_Hat_for_Raspberry_Pi/#software)

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# Architecture
To operate grove sensors, the grove.py depends on the smbus2 hardware interface library.

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![](images/grove-py-arch.png)

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# Installation
For beginner or library user only, please install with online method.<br>
For developer or advanced user, please install [dependencies](doc/INSTALL.md#install-dependencies)
and then install grove.py with [source code](#install-grovepy).

### Online install
To install into a virtual environment, first active your virtualenv and type the following command:

```bash
curl -sL https://github.com/Seeed-Studio/grove.py/raw/master/install.sh | bash -s -- --user-local --bypass-gui-installation
```

If you want to install into the system, you can type the following command:
```shell
curl -sL https://github.com/Seeed-Studio/grove.py/raw/master/install.sh | sudo bash -s -
```
### Install grove.py
From source code
```shell
git clone https://github.com/Seeed-Studio/grove.py
cd grove.py
# Python3 
sudo pip3 install .
# virutalenv for Python3 (If the installation fails when using pip3)
sudo apt install python3-virtualenv
virtualenv -p python3 env
source env/bin/activate
pip3 install .
```

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## Usage
Basic GPIO Input & Output demo
```python
import time
from grove.gpio import GPIO

led = GPIO(12, GPIO.OUT)
button = GPIO(22, GPIO.IN)

while True:
    if button.read():
        led.write(1)
    else:
        led.write(0)
    time.sleep(0.1)
```
See more [demos and how to run](doc/README.md)

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## API Documentation
click [here](https://seeed-studio.github.io/grove.py)

[how to update me](sphinx/README.md)

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## Contribution
Check list for adding a new grove device, for simple, take [grove_led](grove/grove_led.py) as a example.
- Add a Class in the python source file, and export with `__all__ =`
- Code sytle [PEP8](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008) is recommanded
- The python source could run directly with `python <file>` and `python3 <file>`
- Add demo code at the near top of source file
- The demo code could run directly with someone python/python3 IDE.
- Add document to class and it's member and show the result by refering to [API document](#api-documentation)
- Add a command item in setup.py `console_scripts` list, take effect by [install again](#install-grovepy)
- Add a item to command table in [Usage Doc](doc/README.md)
- If the command need argument but not specified, please list available arguments.
- If specified invalid argument, also output usage document then exit.