[Tutor] Printing to a parallel port

[Chad Crabtree]

Jacob S. wrote:

> Hi,
>  
>     I'm an intermediate python prgrammer -- I do things like
command 
> apps for simple tasks like creatings zip files, copying files, 
> computing things like area, etc. Also, I have used VPython to
create a 
> function graphing program, etc. Ugh, enough about me ----  I would 
> like to know if there is a way in Python to send a string to a
printer 
> on a parallel port or usb port. I do have one idea, but it's messy.
>  
> Ex. --
>  
> import os
>  
> ask = raw_input('What string do you want to print? ')
> filetoprint = open( 'Temp.txt ' ,'w' )
> filetoprint.write( ask )
> filetoprint.close()
> batch = open( 'print.bat','w' )
> batch.write( 'Temp.txt > LPT1' )
> batch.close()
> os.startfile( 'print.bat' )
> os.remove( 'Temp.txt' )
> os.remove( 'print.bat' )
>  
> ## End example
>  

Well I saw this earlier on this list here's the link
http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/2070242

I looked a little further into it but was unable to find much more 
information.




	
		
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