"Donald Bedsole" <drbeds...@gmail.com> said:
> Hi Mark, > > On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 11:42 AM, <markri...@gsoftcon.com> wrote: >> I would like to control electronic instruments with PyVISA. I have >> downloaded PyVISA and unpacked the files into the Python27/lib/site-packages >> dir >> and in the IDLE >> GUI I run "import visa' for a quick check and I get this error: >> >> import visa >> >> Traceback (most recent call last): >> File "<pyshell#25>", line 1, in <module> >> import visa >> ImportError: No module named visa >> >> I'm scratching my head. Help >> >> Mark R Rivet, Genesis Software Consulting >> ASCT(Computer Technologies), BSIT/SE(Software Engineering) >> Electrical Engineering Technician >> Member IEEE, Computer Society >> >> >> Do or do not; there is no try. > > Could this be the problem? > > PyVISA doesn’t implement VISA itself. Instead, PyVISA provides > bindings to the VISA library (a DLL or > “shared object” file). This library is usually shipped with your > GPIB > interface or software like LabVIEW. Alternatively, you can download it > from your favourite equipment vendor (National Instruments, Agilent, > etc). > > quote from this document: > > http://pyvisa.sourceforge.net/pyvisa.pdf > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > Hmmm, that shouldn't be a problem, I have LabView installed on my pc. Mark R Rivet, Genesis Software Consulting ASCT(Computer Technologies), BSIT/SE(Software Engineering) Electrical Engineering Technician Member IEEE, Computer Society Do or do not; there is no try. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
