Novice Experl wrote: > I'd like to write a simple application that interfaces with the parallel > port, and changes the data on it according to keyboard input. I hope I can > get it to run under windows xp and / or windows 2000. > > How can I do this? What do I need to know? It doesn't look like the standard > library (the one under my pillow) has that feature. In addition, I've heard > that with newer versions of windows don't let you communicate with the port > directly, instead requiring interfacing with some driver? > > I came across this: > http://pyserial.sourceforge.net/pyparallel.html > but it seems to only be used for direct access (would it work with XP?), and > hasn't been updated for a couple of years. In addition, it requires something > called "Java Communications" (JavaComm) extension for Java/Jython, doesn't > provide a link to it, and when I google it - google returns the page I came > from! > > To add to the confusion, I hope I can provide a py2exe executable of my > script instead of forcing a complete installation. > > > --------------= Posted using GrabIt =---------------- > ------= Binary Usenet downloading made easy =--------- > -= Get GrabIt for free from http://www.shemes.com/ =-
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