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rpi-lgpio

RPi.GPIO-compatible module implemented on top of lgpio for kernels that only offer the gpiochip interface.

library also known as python3-rpi-lgpio

Knowledge about rpi-lgpio

RPi.GPIO edge detection broke with kernel 6.6 (not only on Pi 5): switch to rpi-lgpio or gpiozerowarning · unverified · Since Raspberry Pi's 6.6 kernel, global GPIO numbers start at 512 instead of 0, and RPi.GPIO calls such as add_event_detect fail even on a Pi 4. Raspberry Pi engineers point to rpi-lgpio (same API, apt package python3-rpi-lgpio) or gpiozero. On Pi 5 the header GPIOs moved from gpiochip4 to gpiochip0.

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alternative to: RPi.GPIO – Drop-in replacement with the same module name; both cannot be installed in one Python environment.
depends on: lgpio