pySerial question, setting certain serial parameters [newbie]

[Chris Rebert]

On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 4:47 AM, Jean Dupont <jeandupont115 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I need to set the following options I found in a Perl-script in Python for serial communication with a device (a voltmeter):
>
> $port->handshake("none");
> $port->rts_active(0);
> $port->dtr_active(1);
>
> I have thus far the following  statements but I think it does not set the above parameters correctly:
> import serial
> voltport='/dev/ttyUSB2'
> ser2 = serial.Serial(voltport, 2400, 8, serial.PARITY_NONE, 1,timeout=15)

A link to the Perl library's documentation would be helpful.

Cheers,
Chris