[Pythonmac-SIG] ctb module in MacPython 2.2.3 or 2.3.3

[Bob Ippolito]

On Apr 5, 2004, at 11:13 PM, David Willcox wrote:

> Please suffer a question from a semi-novice...
>
> I've been using Python off and on for a while for some very simple 
> things, but recently I had occasion to do something that requires 
> access to the Mac serial port.  The MacPython documentation refers to 
> a ctb module, but I can't find it anywhere in either MacPython 2.2.3 
> or 2.3.3.  I'm running OS 9.1 (that's as far as this dinosaur will 
> go), so I don't have an option of a newer MacPython.
>
> I found an article from Apr 01 from someone who couldn't find this 
> module in 2.1b2, but couldn't find anything that said the issue had 
> been resolved.  Or anything about more recent versions.
>
> Am I out of luck, or am I missing something really obvious?
>
> Should I be using the classic instead of Carbon version?

Well, I don't know anything about serial ports on OS9, but I can tell 
you that the standard UNIX serial stuff works in OS X.  I've personally 
used pySerial to communicate with various devices over a keyspan USB 
serial adapter.  Additionally, I've gotten pySerial work under Jython 
via JavaComm on OS X, which may possibly be an option under OS9.

-bob