sample script to get signals from G920 on Ubuntu 18.04

g920_testing.py

# g920_testing.py

import os
import random
import json
import time
from io import BytesIO
import base64
import pygame

from PIL import Image
import numpy as np
from gym_donkeycar.core.sim_client import SDClient

# Initialize the joysticks.
pygame.init()
pygame.joystick.init()
joystick = pygame.joystick.Joystick(1)
joystick.init()


while True:
    pygame.event.get()
    #st = joystick.get_axis(0)
    #th = joystick.get_axis(4)

    s0 = joystick.get_axis(0) # steering wheel -1...1 (+/-1.25 revolutions)
    s1 = joystick.get_axis(1) # throttle 1..-1
    s2 = joystick.get_axis(2) # brake 1...-0.6/1
    s3 = joystick.get_axis(3) # kupplung 1...-1 
    #s4 = joystick.get_axis(4)
    #s5 = joystick.get_axis(5)
    #s6 = joystick.get_axis(6)

    print(s0, s1, s2, s3)
    #print(st, th)