USB in python

[Дамјан Георгиевски]

>> Sorry, by USB device, I meant a device that is powered/activated by a
>> bunch of wires that I want to control using a computer and since I
>> had a spare USB jack lying around, I used that instead. But so far I
>> haven't tried it, nor will try it if it wont work properly. Yes, it
>> is not a proper USB device, because I didnt build it to specifically
>> interface with the USB port; but I had to start somewhere. Also, the
>> device requires more power than the standard parallel port can give.
>> Anyway, it looks like the easiest solution for my case is a
>> microcontroller
> 
> In which case the Arduino may be a good place to start. The recent
> duemilanove boards use USB to communicate with the host, and so the
> USB port should be available to the microcontroller. We areg etting
> some way away from Python now, of course ...

I second that. 
Arduino to microcontrolers, is what Linux was to kernels back in the 
90ties (now it's mainstream), or maybe what python is/was to Java.

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