How to Install and Uninstall python3-hid Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "python3-hid" package

This tutorial shows how to install python3-hid on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                python3-hid
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "python3-hid" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall python3-hid on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                python3-hid
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python3-hid package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: python3-hid
Source: python-hidapi (0.7.99.post21-1)
Version: 0.7.99.post21-1+b1
Installed-Size: 296
Maintainer: Richard Ulrich
Architecture: amd64
Provides: python3.6-hid, python3.7-hid
Depends: python3 (<< 3.8), python3 (>= 3.6~), python3-pkg-resources, libc6 (>= 2.4), libhidapi-hidraw0 (>= 0.8.0~rc1+git20140201.3a66d4e+dfsg), libhidapi-libusb0 (>= 0.8.0~rc1+git20140201.3a66d4e+dfsg), libudev1 (>= 183), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.8)
Description: cython3 interface to hidapi
Description-md5: 6aa4e475cd1ef027375277af0c201d1d
Homepage: https://github.com/trezor/cython-hidapi
Section: python
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/python-hidapi/python3-hid_0.7.99.post21-1+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 36124
MD5sum: 1c3d01a2a01e209011cb09665a1d58e3
SHA256: 7b0414b8b485dbf6e2fddfd90d6a4999ef805e5dbbcf5181d045a7a8a6a0effe