---
name: "lsusb.py"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "usbutils"
version: "020-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lsusb.py"
---

# lsusb.py(1)

list USB devices

## NAME

lsusb.py - list USB devices

## SYNOPSIS

**lsusb.py** \[ *options* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**lsusb.py** is a utility for displaying information about USB buses in the system and the devices connected to them. It uses the **usb.ids** file to associate a human-readable name to the vendor and product IDs.

In comparison with [**lsusb**(8)](/lsusb/8.md), this program can display additional information such as the interface speed of a device, and details of a device's interfaces including the driver bound to them and Linux devices provided by the driver, and the details of device and interface endpoints.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

  Displays options supported by [**lsusb**(1)](/lsusb/1.md).

- **-i**, **--interfaces**

  Display information about the interfaces of each device, excluding hubs.

- **-I**, **--hub-interfaces**

  Display information about the interfaces of each device, including hubs., excluding hubs.

- **-u**, **--hide-empty-hubs**

  Suppress information about hubs that have no devices connected.

- **-U**, **--hide-hubs**

  Suppress information about hubs, even if they have devices connected.

- **-c**, **--color**

  Use color

- **-C**, **--no-color**

  Don't use color

- **-e**, **--endpoints**

  Include information about device (and interface, with **-i**) endpoints.

- **-f**, **--usbids-path**

  Overrides the path of the **usb.ids** file.

## SEE ALSO

[**lspci**(8)](/lspci/8.md), [**lsusb**(8)](/lsusb/8.md), [**usbview**(8)](/usbview/8.md).

## AUTHOR

Thomas Sailer, \<sailer@ife.ee.ethz.ch\>, Sam Morris \<sam@robots.org.uk\>.