adafruit/Adafruit_Python_DHT
Python library to read the DHT series of humidity and temperature sensors on a Raspberry Pi or Beaglebone Black. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4470
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2487
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1134 stars · 980 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A deprecated Python library for reading DHT series humidity and temperature sensors on Raspberry Pi and Beaglebone Black, with a C extension for timing-sensitive sensor communication. Adafruit archived it in favor of CircuitPython libraries.
Use cases
- read temperature and humidity from a DHT22 sensor on Raspberry Pi
- get DHT11 sensor readings in Python
- log humidity data from a sensor on Beaglebone Black
- interface DHT sensors with a Raspberry Pi project
- read environmental sensor data over GPIO
When to choose
- maintaining legacy code that already depends on Adafruit_DHT
- historical or research reference for DHT sensor protocols
When to avoid
- starting a new project - use Adafruit's CircuitPython DHT library instead
- you need support for modern Python versions or current hardware
- you need maintained, updated sensor drivers
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
sdk embedded iot hardware embedded-systems python embedded dht-sensor humidity temperature raspberry-pi beaglebone deprecated sensor-reading gpio linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_DHT · fetched 2026-08-28 · e51c159d2b61
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| adafruit/Adafruit_Python_DHT | main | 10 |
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