sending commands to parallel printer through python

[Larry Bates]

hari wrote:
> Hi all,
>  I need to automate printer command testing, prinetr supports
> parallel/
> serial/USB.How can i send the commands from python to printer.
> 
> I have got pyparallel, as am new to python,  no idea how to work on
> it.
> Please give some tips,The comamnd to be sent to the printer is hex
> data "1B 40".please give a example,it will be grateful.
> 
> 
> Thank you. postedthe same in it.comp.lang.python
> 
> 
> Regards
> -Hari
> 
> 
If the printer is connected to the computer running the program you can open the 
printer in binary mode and write to it directly.  If it is a networked printer 
you will need to write to the spooler.

printer=open("LPT1", "wb")
printer.write(int('01b', 16), int('40', 16)

printer.close()

-Larry