GUID identification used to determine gamepad. /JL

joystick_debug.py

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+import os
+import pygame
+from evdev import InputDevice, list_devices
+
+def format_vidpid(info):
+    return f"{info.vendor:04x}:{info.product:04x}"
+
+def get_evdev_devices():
+    evdev_devices = {}
+    for path in list_devices():
+        try:
+            dev = InputDevice(path)
+            evdev_devices[os.path.basename(path)] = {
+                'name': dev.name,
+                'phys': dev.phys,
+                'vidpid': format_vidpid(dev.info),
+                'path': path
+            }
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+    return evdev_devices
+
+def match_evdev_to_pygame():
+    pygame.init()
+    pygame.joystick.init()
+
+    evdev_devices = get_evdev_devices()
+
+    for i in range(pygame.joystick.get_count()):
+        js = pygame.joystick.Joystick(i)
+        js.init()
+        name = js.get_name()
+        guid = js.get_guid()
+
+        # Try to guess the matching evdev device based on name
+        matched = None
+        for ev in evdev_devices.values():
+            if name.lower() in ev['name'].lower() or ev['name'].lower() in name.lower():
+                matched = ev
+                break
+
+        print(f"Joystick {i}:")
+        print(f"  pygame name : {name}")
+        print(f"  pygame guid : {guid}")
+        if matched:
+            print(f"  evdev name  : {matched['name']}")
+            print(f"  path        : {matched['path']}")
+            print(f"  phys        : {matched['phys']}")
+            print(f"  VID:PID     : {matched['vidpid']}")
+        else:
+            print(f"  evdev info  : [not matched]")
+        print("-" * 40)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    match_evdev_to_pygame()