From edc377261dc6f6ae1eebdb362c3c56fc44a352e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mark Liffiton Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2021 09:02:15 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add link to an alternative Python library --- README.rst | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index 788ead7..5ff46b2 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -8,13 +8,17 @@ For support, comments, questions, etc please join the WiringPi Discord channel: https://discord.gg/SM4WUVG WiringPi for Python -=================== +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WiringPi: An implementation of most of the Arduino Wiring functions for the Raspberry Pi. WiringPi implements new functions for managing IO expanders. +**Alternative** + +* `GPIO Zero `_ is another Python library for controlling GPIO. It is installed by default in Raspberry Pi OS and is used in the `Raspberry Pi GPIO documentation `_. + Quick Install ============= From 6d3c9e704e60bac837aecec2c8db95b0cd0f57d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philip Howard Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2023 12:50:49 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update README.rst --- README.rst | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index 5ff46b2..855e84a 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +:Warning: WiringPi was deprecated by its author in August 2019. As of 31st October 2023 nobody has shown an interest in properly maintaining it. Between this, and changes to GPIO in Rasberry Pi OS Bookworm and on the Raspberry Pi 5, this project is going nowhere. It has been archived to more clearly indicate this status. + Note ~~~~