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| -rw-r--r-- | serial/__init__.py | 12 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/serial/__init__.py b/serial/__init__.py index be1647c..986f7a4 100644 --- a/serial/__init__.py +++ b/serial/__init__.py @@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ else: elif os.name == 'java': from serialjava import * else: - raise Exception("Sorry: no implementation for your platform ('%s') available" % os.name) + raise ImportError("Sorry: no implementation for your platform ('%s') available" % (os.name,)) + protocol_handler_packages = [ 'serial.urlhandler', @@ -30,12 +31,13 @@ protocol_handler_packages = [ def serial_for_url(url, *args, **kwargs): """\ - Get a native, a RFC2217 or socket implementation of the Serial class, - depending on port/url. The port is not opened when the keyword parameter - 'do_not_open' is true, by default it is. + Get an instance of the Serial class, depending on port/url. The port is not + opened when the keyword parameter 'do_not_open' is true, by default it + is. All other parameters are directly passed to the __init__ method when + the port is instantiated. The list of package names that is searched for protocol handlers is kept in - ``protocol_handler_packages`` + ``protocol_handler_packages``. e.g. we want to support a URL ``foobar://``. A module ``my_handlers.protocol_foobar`` is provided by the user. Then |