Novice Experl wrote: > I'd like to write a simple application that interfaces with the parallel port
Use pyParallel. You don't have to worry about the Java stuff unless you're using Jython. Just follow the instructions on the page (download, unarchive, python setup.py install). After that you have to understand how the parallel port works, but I'll assume you already do or can use the web to figure it out. -- Benji York -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list