1. Installing GPIO Zero

GPIO Zero is installed by default in Raspbian Jessie and Raspbian x86, available from raspberrypi.org. Follow these guides to installing on other operating systems, including for PCs using the remote GPIO feature.

1.1. Raspberry Pi

First, update your repositories list:

pi@raspberrypi:~$ sudo apt update

Then install the package for Python 3:

pi@raspberrypi:~$ sudo apt install python3-gpiozero

or Python 2:

pi@raspberrypi:~$ sudo apt install python-gpiozero

If you’re using another operating system on your Raspberry Pi, you may need to use pip to install GPIO Zero instead. Install pip using get-pip and then type:

pi@raspberrypi:~$ sudo pip3 install gpiozero

or for Python 2:

pi@raspberrypi:~$ sudo pip install gpiozero

To install GPIO Zero in a virtual environment, see the Development page.

1.2. PC/Mac

In order to use GPIO Zero’s remote GPIO feature from a PC or Mac, you’ll need to install GPIO Zero on that computer using pip. See the Configuring Remote GPIO page for more information.