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+#! /usr/bin/env python
+"""\
+Scan for serial ports. Linux specific variant that also includes USB/Serial
+adapters.
+
+Part of pySerial (http://pyserial.sf.net)
+(C) 2009 <cliechti@gmx.net>
+"""
+
+import serial
+import glob
+
+def scan():
+    """scan for available ports. return a list of device names."""
+    return glob.glob('/dev/ttyS*') + glob.glob('/dev/ttyUSB*')
+
+if __name__=='__main__':
+    print "Found ports:"
+    for name in scan():
+        print name