> I am using a command line tool that allows me to specify a serial > port and either read from or write data to it. I would like to create > a python module that wraps that functionality and allows me to > manipulate the incoming data to present it in a table for instance > (like top works) or maybe store it in a dictionary and drop it into a > database at timed intervals.
Simplest (though not necessarily the most modern) way: <code> import os data = os.popen ("do_thing.exe param1 param2").read () # # Do stuff with results according to need # </code> Obviously how to format as a table depends largely on what the data looks like and what your intended display medium is. (PDF? HTML? console?) TJG _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor