GPIO pin remains high

Question

Upon running the following script my relay stays open when the GPIO pin is set to output. In all my attempts. there has not been any way for me to alter this behaviour.

The code I've ran:

import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
import time

GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
GPIO.setup(17, GPIO.OUT)

try:
    print('1: ')

    time.sleep(2)
    GPIO.output(17, False)
    print(GPIO.input(17))

    print('2: ')

    time.sleep(2)
    GPIO.output(17, True)
    print(GPIO.input(17))

    print('3: ')

    time.sleep(2)
    GPIO.output(17, False)
    print(GPIO.input(17))

    print('4: ')

finally:
    GPIO.cleanup()

The GPIO.input returns me changed values, output when code is ran:

1:
0
2:
1
3:
0
4:

This seems pretty odd to me, given that I am 100% sure I am powering on the right GPIO pin. The GPIO pin is High from the moment the pin is set as an output until when the GPIO gets cleaned.

Answer 1

The pin clearly not does stay high as the read back indicates the correct values (0 when you write False, and 1 when you write True).

There are a number of possibilities.

• The likeliest is that the relay is not compatible with the Pi (i.e. it requires 5V control). Impossible to comment without having a link to the relay module you have bought.
• You have not connected to the correct GPIO. See https://pinout.xyz/. Broadcom GPIO 17 is attached to pin 11. Impossible to comment without a photo of the connections.