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diff --git a/find_hid-help.pd b/find_hid-help.pd
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+#N canvas 0 0 450 300 10;
+#X obj 51 100 py find_hid find;
+#X obj 51 122 print;
+#X msg 51 65 reload;
+#X msg 158 69 find USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse;
+#X text 53 239 $Id: find_hid-help.pd 192 2005-11-20 00:54:05Z tim $;
+#X text 49 153 find device in linux udevfs;
+#X connect 0 0 1 0;
+#X connect 2 0 0 0;
+#X connect 3 0 0 1;
diff --git a/find_hid.py b/find_hid.py
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+# Python script to search the udev file system for devices
+# Copyright (C) 2005 Tim Blechmann
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; see the file COPYING. If not, write to
+# the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+# Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+#
+# $Id: find_hid.py,v 1.1 2005-12-04 18:11:08 timblech Exp $
+#
+
+from os import popen, listdir
+
+def find (*args):
+ name = ""
+ for token in args:
+ name+=" " + str(token)
+ name = name.strip()
+
+ events = filter(lambda x: "event" in x, listdir('/sys/class/input/'))
+
+ for event in events:
+ pipe = popen('udevinfo -a -p /sys/class/input/%s' % event)
+
+ line = pipe.readline()
+ while line:
+ if name in line:
+ print event
+ return float(event.strip("event"))
+
+ line = pipe.readline()
+ pipe.close()
+ return -1