Questions tagged [python-3]
Use this tag when referring to the Python 3 language. This can include discussions about specific features unique to the language or perhaps when referring to software that requires Python 3 in order to function. Note that general programming questions are often better suited to Stack Overflow; use this tag only where directly relevant to the Pi.
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SOLVED — Running Python script in /etc/rc.local as user with dependencies (file not found)
I have a small code that reads lines from a local text file (MyText.txt) and prints them to an OLED display SS1315 SPI with Raspi Zero headless.
All is working fine from the command line and would ...
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How to display out image data to HDMI LCD after some image processing on Raspberry Pi?
I am using RaspberryPi where I need to do some image processing on image data (receiving through USB from USB camera) and display it to HDMI LCD. how can I implement this as in python script on ...
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Program stops running midway using OpenCv
Good evening. I wanted to track hand and body movements on my Raspberry Pi 2B (Debian 10 Buster), however, I keep getting this error in Thonny IDE:
Backend terminated or disconnected. Use 'Stop/...
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Exposure time in PiCamera not working
I am trying to take a long exposure image (30 sec+) in python using a RPi HQ camera (https://raspberry.piaustralia.com.au/products/raspberry-pi-hq-camera and the PiCamera module).
This is my code:
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raspistill taking long time to respond
I am trying to make a long exposure time lapse camera using a RPi HQ camera and RPi zero W, in python.
The code for my camera is (for a 30 sec exposure time):
import subprocess
filename = str(input(&...
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'/dev/v4l-subdev1' node not created anymore for 16 MP Arducam with autofocus (IMX519 based) with Rpi 4B
/dev/v4l-subdev0 and /dev/v4l-subdev1 nodes used to be created before when booting up the Rpi with the ArduCam plugged in (via MIPI CSI-2 port). Now only /dev/v4l-subdev0 shows up, and I'm not sure ...
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why GPIO does not work when executed from python shell but works from script
When I run this python script led.py it works.
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
import time
GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
GPIO.setwarnings(False)
GPIO.setup(24,GPIO.OUT)
print("LED on")
GPIO.output(24,GPIO....
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Replace a KeyboardInterrupt with a button press to stop a continuous recording
I am trying to use the following code to act as the recording module for a wedding guest phone, I plan to run this script from one that will sense when the handset is lifted, play a message, and then ...
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Record audio whilst pressing a button in scipy
I am trying to make wedding guest answer phone for my sister. The basic idea of these things is you pick up the handset, hear a message from the host, leave you own, replace the handset, and the ...
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WorldTimeApi client_ip
I am trying to use World Time Api to get the ip address assigned by my ISP. In Micro Python on an RPi Pico W my_ip = json["client_ip"] returns an ipv4 address and in Python3 on a RPi 4B it ...
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Activate or disactivate GPIO with another computer (with python)
I am doing a project and I tried to use my raspberry pi's gpio with another computer. I want that my computer send to the raspberry pi a signal with wifi (my raspberry pi is a local server) to ...
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Raspberry pi 4 is not booting with Disk image that is working on Raspberry pi2
I am new to this project. The project was developed in 2015 using Raspberry pi2 and a 7' touch display. The disk image works perfectly on Raspberry pi 2. I tried to flash the disk image to an SD card ...
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python3 Gtk & WebKit2 script taking too much CPU
I'm running Buster on a pi4 with 2GB of ram and a python3 script to load some web scripts and I noticed the CPU usage was 99%, I can't figure out why.
import gi
gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
gi....
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How can I get my python program that uses the requests library to run on boot via the crontab
I am working on creating a python script to retrieve data from a server using the requests library, and then display it on an adafruit led matrix using a raspberry pi. I have a program that functions ...
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why i can't run use command python3 but it work on thonny python
it work here
but it get erro when i use commend. this erro that i get
192.168.247.109 - - [15/Jul/2022 19:46:59] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 -
OpenCV Error: Assertion failed (!empty()) in ...
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I2C communication on Raspberry Pi 3B using smbus2
I'm trying to connect my energy measurement IC with Raspberry Pi 3B using the I2C protocol. I'm using sudo i2cdetect -y 1 to detect the connected devices and it is correctly showing the address(7-bits)...
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Why can’t I print to this thermal printer on this python print server?
I'm trying to run a python based print server, based on these instructions, and this code.
I have the print server running on a Raspberry Pi Zero.
I assume the print server is working correctly, as ...
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Raspberry Pi4- Dual HDMI -fbi
I am trying to display tkinter GUI on raspberry pi touch screen which is on hdmi0 and project the images using projector on hdmi1. But when I click the button to project image ie when I execute the ...
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Python 2.7 and 3.x coexisting in harmony?
I'm on an RPi4 running the 64-bit version of Raspbian and want to have 2.7 and 3.x coexisting with NO problems. 3.x is part of the 64-bit Raspbian when installed. I just installed 2.7 (i.e., sudo apt ...
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Problems with three USB cameras using OpenCV
I am currently working on a project with a Raspberry PI 3 b+. The idea is to film a surface with 3 USB cameras to locate objects. To test if my setup works, I wanted to stream their content to three ...
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Help! GSM/GPRS/GNSS HAT - SIM 868
have be struggling for a while with this bit of Python. I have not wrote this code it got installed with the the tracker from this website (https://medium.com/@onehitwonder/how-to-build-a-raspberry-pi-...
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Problem with reading GPIO input value - photoeletric sensor
Good night!
I've got some problems with GPIO input values in my code (Python). I'm using a Raspberry Pi model 3, and RPi.GPIO as GPIO module. I'm tring to get the signal values of a photoeletric ...
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Need to take a screenshot headless
I have a weather station and take a screenshot of a webpage (windy.com) once an hour to integrate into my display which runs on a Pi 3
It was working perfectly until I had an SD card crash and had to ...
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Controlling stepper motor with Raspberry pi
I am building a sorting machine for a project where I want to sort the balls based on their color. For the actual sorting mechanism I am using a stepping motor (NEMA 17 with Driver DRV8825). I ...
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reading two webcams in opencv
If I run this code on a PC with two webcams attached it runs fast (or fast enough) without any issues:
import cv2
cap0 = cv2.VideoCapture(0)
cap1 = cv2.VideoCapture(1)
while True:
ret0, img0 = ...
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Talking to MAX31865 from Raspberry Pi using Serial Peripheral Interface
I am trying to talk to the MAX31865 board from a Raspberry Pi over SPI but am not getting the results I'd expect. Can someone with more SPI experience take a look at my setup and point to what I may ...
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Python script stops mysteriously after a few hours
The Problem
I have a raspberry pi 3b+ running a python 3.7 script that is controlling an arduino. The arduino is reading values in from a few different sensors, and sending the data back to the python ...
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How to controlling a mouse with a joystick and button using python, gpiozero
I am trying to use the GPIO pins from my raspy berry pi to control my mouse
I have a joystick connected to these gpio pins
pin 24 - mouse up
pin 25 - mouse down
pin 5 - mouse left
pin 6 - mouse right
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Why can't Pycharm find remote python3.9?
I am using pycharm for remote development with rpi3, when I try to run my code I get the error from pycharm that it can't find a file: (IGNORE the X)
Error running 'test': Cannot run program "...
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RPI USB Camera stops sending images, times out, and fails to work
TL;DR - My camera on my Pi stops working all together after an hour-ish. Any ideas why would be a big help.
I'm running a camera on my RPI which times out after a while and even if I try to do a USB ...
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Cronjob Raspberry Pi not working
I am trying to use my raspi to host a discord bot that every morning publishes the food in my school. I have setup a bronjob with crontab -e but it's not working.
Crontab lookis like this:
45 07 * 2-5 ...
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Python IDLE behaves differently in Windows and Raspbian
I have an developed an application in windows. The application is used to read some data from the sensor, process it and display it in GUI. When the application is running the python shell is not ...
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How to communicate between multiple Raspberry Pi using Python
I am looking to buy some Raspberry Pi computers to do various tasks. For example, maybe one could water a plant when requested. The part I am struggling to find help with is creating a server where a ...
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librosa on a raspberry pi
I have a problem with librosa installation on raspberry pi. I followed the instructions from the comment @Austin from:
Unable to pip install librosa in raspberry pi 3 model b+ (Raspbian stretch)
I ...
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Using multiple LDRs and capacitors with Raspberry Pi 3B +
I am pairing an LDR with a capacitor to to make a light sensing project by returning the value of the variable COUNT when the capacitor is charged. But when i do this with 2 or more LDRs the values of ...
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ftd2xx python library doesn't work in raspberry pi
I have installed Raspberry Pi OS with desktop and recommended software(bullseye). I tried pip install ftd2xx. The installation was complete. I have used the library in windows and developed an program....
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Intermittent problem with HQ camera
I am using PiCameraX to gather Bayer level images repeatedly using an HQ Camera. Every so often it fails in the following way, and I'm struggling to see what is wrong. The camera is working fine ...
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Analog audio out when starting from /etc/rc.local
I am working on a python program that I am having some issues with. When the user presses a button a video starts playing. I need the audio to come from the analog jack. It works perfectly when I run ...
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NameError: name 'I2C' is not defined (Raspberry Pi 4 Model B - Ubuntu 18.04 - adafruit_lidarlite)
I am getting an issue while trying to use the library "adafruit_circuitpython_lidarlite".
Below are the details of my environment:
1- Distributor ID: Ubuntu (ubuntu-18.04.5-preinstalled-...
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InValid CAN packets Observed RPI 3B+
RPI 3B+ connected with HAT consisting of CAN Transceiver. CAN interface is enabled and configured and link is UP. I'm using bus.send(msg) and bus.recv() functions to transmit and receive can packets. ...
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Microphone Recordings Differ Randomly using PyAudio on Pi 4
I have implemented an acoustic-based anomaly detector in a manufacturing environment (with a noisy background) using a Thronmax M8 USB Microphone (Link) connected to a Raspberry Pi 4. Here are details ...
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Openpyxl Python Module Downloaded but Not Working
I have downloaded the Opexpyxl Module with
sudo pip3 install openpyxl
and it says
Looking in indexes: https://pypi.org/simple, https://www.piwheels.org/simple
Requirement already satisfied: openpyxl ...
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Fullscreen GUI App on Raspbian startup
i'm working on a Simple DIY Home Control project
Language is Python, and GUI is PyQT5
The project is just some ESPs connected to a main Raspberry Pi (3B+) controller
The problem is that I'm trying to ...
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Raspberry PI 4 SQL Database receiving old data
Im having a strange issue. I have always connected to a DB at the start, then querried as needed. However for some reason if I have my database connection outside my loop I am not reading in the ...
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How to enable SPI and access RFID RC522 Chip on Alpine Linux
I've set up Alpine on a Raspberry Pi 3B in diskless mode and it runs exceptionally smooth. I've managed to address GPIO pins (e.g. to read from temperature sensors) without much effort.
Now I'm trying ...
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pigpio Not allowing simultaneous waveforms on separate GPIOs
I am trying to send a set of pulses equally spaced to 4 stepper motors drivers (on different GPIOs) at the same time.
These pulses I am wanting to be around 10 microseconds in width so more precise ...
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GPIO readout from Geiger Müller board is low when it clicks
I am using a RPI 3b and this board. I setup everything according to this guide. It's also my first RPI project so maybe I am missing something.
The code I am running:
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
GPIO....
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Thermal mini printer receipt adafruit printing gibberish
I have written a very simple program in python to print the text value in the mini thermal receipt printer adafruit.
Code:
# On a CircuitPython microcontroller:
import board
import busio
import serial
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pause raspberry pi 4 taking input from MFRC522 while the video is playing
The cards have video file names written to them. When a card is placed on the MFRC522 sensor, the video is played. Now, I am unable to figure out how to stop or pause the raspberry PI from taking the ...
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How to use multiple HC-SR04 distance sensors
For a project I need to use many distance sensors HC-SR04 using less pins possible of a Pi Zero W. I was able to do a test program in python3 with one sensor connected using gpiozero library and it ...
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