sysfs_pwm.py from @zmatt

from pathlib import Path

def path_is_pwm_channel( path ):
    return path.resolve().match('pwmchip[0-9]*/pwm[0-9-]*')

class Pwm:
    def __init__( self, path, *, frequency=None, period=None, value=None, duty_cycle=None, enabled=None ):
        """path can either be absolute or relative to /dev/pwm/

        Any remaining arguments are passed to configure() as-is.  You should typically provide the desired
        frequency (or period) and initial value (or duty_cycle).
        """
        path = Path( '/dev/pwm/', path )
        self.path = path
        if not path.exists():
            raise FileNotFoundError(f'Directory not found: {path}')
        if not path.is_dir():
            raise NotADirectoryError(f'Not a directory: {path}')
        if not path_is_pwm_channel( path ):
            raise RuntimeError(f'Not a sysfs PWM channel: {path}')

        self._enabled = bool( int( (path/'enable').read_text() ) )
        self._period = int( (path/'period').read_text() )
        self._duty_cycle = int( (path/'duty_cycle').read_text() )

        self.configure( frequency=frequency, period=period, value=value, duty_cycle=duty_cycle, enabled=enabled )

    def disable( self ):
        if not self._enabled:
            return
        (self.path/'enable').write_text('0')
        self._enabled = False

    def enable( self ):
        if self._enabled:
            return
        if self._period == 0:
            raise RuntimeError("Cannot enable PWM when frequency is unconfigured (i.e. period is zero)")
        (self.path/'enable').write_text('1')
        self._enabled = True

    def configure( self, *, frequency=None, period=None, value=None, duty_cycle=None, enabled=None ):
        """Configure one or more PWM parameters.  You can specify:

        - frequency (in Hz) or period (in ns)
        - value (in range 0.0-1.0) or duty_cycle (in ns)
        - enabled (bool)

        If frequency (or period) is specified then
        - value (or duty_cycle) must also be specified
        - enabled defaults to True
        Otherwise any parameters left unspecified are maintained unchanged.
        """

        if frequency is not None or period is not None:
            if value is None and duty_cycle is None:
                raise RuntimeError("When configuring PWM frequency or period you must also specify value or duty_cycle")
            if enabled is None:
                enabled = True
        else:
            if enabled is None:
                enabled = self._enabled

        if frequency is not None:
            if period is not None:
                raise RuntimeError("Cannot configure both PWM frequency and period")
            if frequency <= 0:
                period = 2**32
            else:
                period = round( 1e9 / frequency )
            if period not in range( 1, 2**32 ):
                raise RuntimeError(f"PWM frequency must be in range {1e9/(2**32-1)} .. {1e9/1} Hz")
        elif period is not None:
            period = round( period )
            if period <= 0 or period >= 2**32:
                raise RuntimeError("PWM period must be in range 1 .. 4294967295 ns")
        else:
            period = self._period

        if value is not None:
            if duty_cycle is not None:
                raise RuntimeError("Cannot configure both PWM value and duty_cycle")
            if period == 0:
                raise RuntimeError("Cannot set PWM value when frequency is unconfigured (i.e. period is zero)")
            if value < 0.0 or value > 1.0:
                raise RuntimeError("PWM value must be in range 0.0 .. 1.0")
            duty_cycle = round( value * period )
        elif duty_cycle is not None:
            duty_cycle = round( duty_cycle )
            if duty_cycle < 0 or duty_cycle > period:
                raise RuntimeError(f"PWM duty_cycle must be in range 0 .. period ({period}) ns")
        else:
            duty_cycle = self._duty_cycle

        if not enabled:
            self.disable()

        if duty_cycle < self._duty_cycle:
            (self.path/'duty_cycle').write_text( str( duty_cycle ) )
            self._duty_cycle = int( (self.path/'duty_cycle').read_text() )

        if period != self._period:
            (self.path/'period').write_text( str( period ) )
            self._period = int( (self.path/'period').read_text() )

        if duty_cycle != self._duty_cycle:
            (self.path/'duty_cycle').write_text( str( duty_cycle ) )
            self._duty_cycle = int( (self.path/'duty_cycle').read_text() )

        if enabled:
            self.enable()


    @property
    def enabled( self ):
        return self._enabled

    @enabled.setter
    def enabled( self, enabled ):
        if enabled:
            self.enable()
        else:
            self.disable()

    @property
    def period( self ):
        return self._period

    @period.setter
    def period( self, period ):
        if self._duty_cycle > 0:
            raise RuntimeError("Cannot set period when PWM value is non-zero (i.e. duty_cycle is non-zero)")
        self.configure( period=period, duty_cycle=0, enabled=self._enabled )

    @property
    def frequency( self ):
        if self._period == 0:
            return None
        return 1e9 / self._period

    @frequency.setter
    def frequency( self, frequency ):
        if self._duty_cycle > 0:
            raise RuntimeError("Cannot set frequency when PWM value is non-zero (i.e. duty_cycle is non-zero)")
        self.configure( frequency=frequency, duty_cycle=0, enabled=self._enabled )

    @property
    def value( self ):
        if self._period == 0:
            return None
        return self._duty_cycle / self._period

    @value.setter
    def value( self, value ):
        self.configure( value=value )

    @property
    def duty_cycle( self ):
        return self._duty_cycle

    @duty_cycle.setter
    def duty_cycle( self, duty_cycle ):
        self.configure( duty_cycle=duty_cycle )


    # support being used as context manager to automatically disable pwm when exiting scope

    def __enter__( self ):
        return self

    def __exit__( self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb ):
        self.disable()