| python-adb |
| ========== |
| |
| This repository contains a pure-python implementation of the ADB and Fastboot |
| protocols, using libusb1 for USB communications. |
| |
| This is a complete replacement and rearchitecture of the Android project's ADB |
| and fastboot code available at |
| https://github.com/android/platform_system_core/tree/master/adb |
| |
| This code is mainly targeted to users that need to communicate with Android |
| devices in an automated fashion, such as in automated testing. It does not have |
| a daemon between the client and the device, and therefore does not support |
| multiple simultaneous commands to the same device. It does support any number of |
| devices and never communicates with a device that it wasn't intended to, unlike |
| the Android project's ADB. |
| |
| Pros: |
| * Simpler code due to use of libusb1 and Python. |
| * API can be used by other Python code easily. |
| * Errors are propagated with tracebacks, helping debug connectivity issues. |
| |
| Cons: |
| * Technically slower due to Python, mitigated by no daemon. |
| * Only one command per device at a time. |
| * More dependencies than Android's ADB. |
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| Dependencies: |
| * libusb1 (1.0.16+) |
| * python-gflags (2.0+) |
| * python-libusb1 (1.2.0+) |
| * python-progressbar (for fastboot_debug, 2.3+) |
| * python-m2crypto (0.21.1+) |
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