python-smbus software package provides Python bindings for Linux SMBus access through i2c-dev, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install python-smbus
python-smbus is installed in your system.
Make ensure the python-smbus package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep python-smbus *
You will get with python-smbus package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr |
| Section | Python |
| Package | python-smbus |
| Version | 3.1.0-2 |
| Description | Python bindings for Linux SMBus access through i2c-dev |
| Sub Section | Python |