Usb with python?

[Gerhard Häring]

On Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 11:14:39AM -0700, Fredrik Persson wrote:
> Do anyone know how to access the usb-port in win98 using python? I
> want to use a usb steeringwheel in my pyhton application.

I think you're on the wrong track if you want to interface the hardware
directly.

The steering wheel surely is supported as a DirectInput device. DirectX
has a COM interface nowadays, so you should be able to interface it with
the Python win32 extensions from ActiveState.

Gerhard
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