1. Installing GPIO Zero¶
GPIO Zero is installed by default in the Raspbian image, and the Raspberry Pi Desktop image for PC/Mac, both available from raspberrypi.org. Follow these guides to installing on Raspbian Lite and 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.