Re: COM, LPT etc

2001-08-27 Thread Lloyd Kvam
The benfits do not really show up in a feature list. Python's attractiveness lies in the ease with which the features are used; and the ease with which code is developed. Perl's feature list is probably still more extensive, though the gap is certainly closing. http://www2.linuxjournal.com/l

RE: COM, LPT etc

2001-08-24 Thread Marcin Gierdalski
My cordial apologies to all Pythoners on the list :-) I just happened to cut&paste your address without editing to make a perl one. Anyway, one helpful spirit crossposted my mail to ActivePerl list and I got some useful answers. BTW, shamefully, the only thing I know about python is that it ha

RE: COM, LPT etc

2001-08-24 Thread Michael Robin
Guess he didn't need my previous response... That's what I get for not reading carefully and assuming the correct newsgroup. Hey - just use Python instead and my advice is usefull... m -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Marcin Gierdalski S

Re: COM, LPT etc

2001-08-24 Thread Dan Milgram
> How can I write to COM1 from ActivePerl? Or to serial/parallel port in general? > I would suggest posting this question to the ActivePerl newsgroup. (http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Browse/Threaded/activeperl) Regards, Dan > Marcin > > > __