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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Purpose: Display the name of the attached game controller
+from sdl2 import *
+import sdl2.ext, ctypes
+
+def get_joystick():
+   running = True
+   SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK)
+   sdl2.ext.init()
+   while running:
+      event = SDL_Event()
+      while SDL_PollEvent(ctypes.byref(event)) != 0:
+         if event.type == SDL_JOYDEVICEADDED:
+            b = SDL_JoystickOpen(event.jdevice.which)
+            c = SDL_JoystickName(b).decode('UTF-8')
+            print(f"Device: {c}")
+            #running = False
+            #return b
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+   get_joystick()