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diff --git a/pyparallel/README.txt b/pyparallel/README.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e6e0734 --- /dev/null +++ b/pyparallel/README.txt @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +pyParallel +-------- +This module capsulates the access for the parallel port. It provides backends +for standard Python running on Windows, Linux, BSD and Jython. +The module named "parallel" automaticaly selects the appropriate backend. + +It is released under a free software license, see LICENSE.txt for more +details. + +Project Homepage: pyserial.sourceforge.net +(C) 2002 Chris Liechti <cliechti@gmx.net> + + +Features +-------- +- same class based interface on all supported platforms +- port numbering starts at zero, no need to know the platform dependant port + name in the user program +- port name can be specified if access through numbering is inappropriate + +Requirements +------------ +- Python 2.0 or newer (1.5.2 untested) +- "Java Communications" (JavaComm) extension for Java/Jython + + +Installation +------------ +Extract files from the archive, open a shell/console in that directory and +let Distutils do the rest: "python setup.py install" + +The files get installed in the "Lib/site-packages" directory in newer +Python versions. + + +Short introduction +------------------ +>>> import parallel +>>> p = parallel.Parallel() #open LPT1 +>>> p.setData(0x55) + +References +---------- +- Python: http://www.python.org + +- Jython: http://www.jython.org |