Installing

Dependencies

For all platforms (Raspberry Pi and Beaglebone Black) make sure your system is able to compile and download Python extensions with pip:

On Raspbian or Beaglebone Black's Debian/Ubuntu image you can ensure your system is ready by running one or two of the following sets of commands:

Python 2:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python-pip
sudo python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel

Python 3:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3-pip
sudo python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel

Install with pip

Use pip to install from PyPI.

Python 2:

sudo pip install Adafruit_DHT

Python 3:

sudo pip3 install Adafruit_DHT

Compile and install from the repository

First download the library source code from the GitHub releases page, unzipping the archive, and execute:

Python 2:

cd Adafruit_Python_DHT
sudo python setup.py install

Python 3:

cd Adafruit_Python_DHT
sudo python3 setup.py install

You may also git clone the repository if you want to test an unreleased version:

git clone https://github.com/Freenove/Adafruit_Python_DHT.git

Usage

See example of usage in the examples folder.

Author

Adafruit invests time and resources providing this open source code, please support Adafruit and open-source hardware by purchasing products from Adafruit! Written by Tony DiCola for Adafruit Industries. MIT license, all text above must be included in any redistribution