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‎CHANGELOG‎

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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:05:49 +0100 by rhn:
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* Created this changelog
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* Changed set_input_mode behaviour to take parameters. TODO: Make it remember last mode for analog sensors
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* Made get_input_values() return RawReading, and added get_reading() returning named values.
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* Changed the way digital sensors work, partially getting rid of metaclasses and breaking everything in the process (no access to hardware)

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
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"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
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<head>
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<meta name="Author" content="Douglas P Lau, Marcus Wanner"/>
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<link href="nxt-python.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
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<title>NXT-Python</title>
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</head>
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<body>
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<h1>NXT-Python</h1>
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<h2>About</h2>
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<p>
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NXT-Python is a package for controlling a LEGO NXT robot using the
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Python programming language.
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It can communicate using either USB or Bluetooth.
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It is available under the Free Software Foundation's GPL license.
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It works on Linux, Windows, and Mac.
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Here's a sample program:
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</p>
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<pre>
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#!/usr/bin/env python
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import nxt.locator
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brick = nxt.locator.find_one_brick()
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name, host, signal_strength, user_flash = brick.get_device_info()
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print 'NXT brick name: %s' % name
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print 'Host address: %s' % host
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print 'Bluetooth signal strength: %s' % signal_strength
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print 'Free user flash: %s' % user_flash
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</pre>
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<h2>Requirements</h2>
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<ul>
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<li><a href='http://www.python.org'>Python 2.6</a></li>
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<li>For Bluetooth communication:
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<a href='http://org.csail.mit.edu/pybluez/'>PyBluez</a>
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</li>
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<li>For USB communication:
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<a href='http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyusb/'>PyUSB</a>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Download</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>Version 1.1<br/>
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&mdash;New motor functions, namely run() and stop().<br/>
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&mdash;Motor braking is finally usable!<br/>
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&mdash;Slightly changed behavior when there are errors searching for a brick.<br/>
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&mdash;New server functionality for light sensor illumination.
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<ul>
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<li><a href='http://NXT-Python.googlecode.com/files/nxt-python-1.1.zip'>nxt-python-1.1.zip</a>
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source ZIP archive</li>
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<li><a href='http://NXT-Python.googlecode.com/files/nxt-python-1.1.win32.exe'>nxt-python-1.1.win32.exe</a>
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source ZIP archive</li>
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<li><a href='http://NXT-Python.googlecode.com/files/nxt-python-1.1.win-amd64.exe'>nxt-python-1.1.win-amd64.exe</a>
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source ZIP archive</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<ul>
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<li>Version 1.0<br/>
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&mdash;Experimental support for motor braking.<br/>
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&mdash;Some improvements to the server module, like multiple motor control.
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<ul>
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<li><a href='http://NXT-Python.googlecode.com/files/NXT-Python-1.0.zip'>NXT-Python-1.0.zip</a>
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source ZIP archive</li>
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<li><a href='http://NXT-Python.googlecode.com/files/NXT-Python-1.0.win32.exe'>NXT-Python-1.0.win32.exe</a>
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source ZIP archive</li>
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<li><a href='http://NXT-Python.googlecode.com/files/NXT-Python-1.0.win-amd64.exe'>NXT-Python-1.0.win-amd64.exe</a>
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source ZIP archive</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<ul>
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<li>Version 0.9<br/>
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&mdash;Now licensed under the GPLv3 or later.<br/>
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&mdash;Slightly improved accelerometer class.<br/>
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&mdash;A few improvements to nxt.server module.
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<ul>
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<li><a href='http://NXT-Python.googlecode.com/files/NXT-Python-0.9.zip'>NXT-Python-0.9.zip</a>
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source ZIP archive</li>
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<li><a href='http://NXT-Python.googlecode.com/files/NXT-Python-0.9.win32.exe'>NXT-Python-0.9.win32.exe</a>
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source ZIP archive</li>
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<li><a href='http://NXT-Python.googlecode.com/files/NXT-Python-0.9.win-amd64.exe'>NXT-Python-0.9.win-amd64.exe</a>
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source ZIP archive</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<ul>
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<li>Version 0.8.1<br/>
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&mdash;Added prelimenary support for accelerometer sensors.<br/>
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&mdash;Important bugfix and some more commands for server.py.
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<ul>
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<li><a href='http://NXT-Python.googlecode.com/files/NXT-Python-0.8.1.zip'>NXT-Python-0.8.1.zip</a>
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source ZIP archive</li>
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<li><a href='http://NXT-Python.googlecode.com/files/NXT-Python-0.8.1.win32.exe'>NXT-Python-0.8.1.win32.exe</a>
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source ZIP archive</li>
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<li><a href='http://NXT-Python.googlecode.com/files/NXT-Python-0.8.1.win-amd64.exe'>NXT-Python-0.8.1.win-amd64.exe</a>
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source ZIP archive</li>
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</ul>
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</ul>
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<ul>
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<li>Version 0.8<br/>
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&mdash;Added server module, for a socket-based driver-like command-driven interface.<br/>
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&mdash;Some better help messages.<br/>
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&mdash;Added a logo! Yay!<br/>
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&mdash;More messages when brick.debug is set to 1.
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<li><a href='http://NXT-Python.googlecode.com/files/NXT-Python-0.8.zip'>NXT-Python-0.8.zip</a>
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source ZIP archive</li>
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<li><a href='http://NXT-Python.googlecode.com/files/NXT-Python-0.8.win32.exe'>NXT-Python-0.8.win32.exe</a>
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source ZIP archive</li>
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<li><a href='http://NXT-Python.googlecode.com/files/NXT-Python-0.8.win-amd64.exe'>NXT-Python-0.8.win-amd64.exe</a>
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source ZIP archive</li>
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</ul>
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</ul>
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<ul>
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<li>Version 0.7<br/>
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&mdash;Added a get_sample() method to CompassSensor class.<br/>
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&mdash;Simplified return values for message_read() method.<br/>
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&mdash;Added message_test.py to examples directory.
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<ul>
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<li><a href='http://home.comcast.net/~dplau/nxt_python/download/nxt_python-0.7.zip'>nxt_python-0.7.zip</a>
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source ZIP archive</li>
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<li><a href='http://home.comcast.net/~dplau/nxt_python/download/nxt_python-0.7.tar.gz'>nxt_python-0.7.tar.gz</a>
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source tarball</li>
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</ul>
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</ul>
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<ul>
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<li>Version 0.6<br/>
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&mdash;Added nxt.compass module for reading Mindsensors
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compass.<br/>
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&mdash;Added optional "host" and "name" arguments to
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find_bricks and find_one_brick methods. This allows multiple
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bricks to be controlled at the same time. (Thanks to Simon
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Levy!)<br/>
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&mdash;Added null-termination to messages for write_message.
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<ul>
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<li><a href='http://home.comcast.net/~dplau/nxt_python/download/nxt_python-0.6.zip'>nxt_python-0.6.zip</a>
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source ZIP archive</li>
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<li><a href='http://home.comcast.net/~dplau/nxt_python/download/nxt_python-0.6.tar.gz'>nxt_python-0.6.tar.gz</a>
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source tarball</li>
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<li>Version 0.5 &mdash; Fixed timing problem with USB and Ultrasonic
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sensor
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<li><a href='http://home.comcast.net/~dplau/nxt_python/download/nxt_python-0.5.zip'>nxt_python-0.5.zip</a>
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source ZIP archive</li>
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<li><a href='http://home.comcast.net/~dplau/nxt_python/download/nxt_python-0.5.tar.gz'>nxt_python-0.5.tar.gz</a>
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source tarball</li>
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<li>Version 0.4 &mdash; Improved sensor support + example programs
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<li><a href='http://home.comcast.net/~dplau/nxt_python/download/nxt_python-0.4.zip'>nxt_python-0.4.zip</a>
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source ZIP archive</li>
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<li><a href='http://home.comcast.net/~dplau/nxt_python/download/nxt_python-0.4.tar.gz'>nxt_python-0.4.tar.gz</a>
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source tarball</li>
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<li>Version 0.3 &mdash; Ultrasonic sensor support added
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<li><a href='http://home.comcast.net/~dplau/nxt_python/download/nxt_python-0.3.zip'>nxt_python-0.3.zip</a>
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source ZIP archive</li>
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<li><a href='http://home.comcast.net/~dplau/nxt_python/download/nxt_python-0.3.tar.gz'>nxt_python-0.3.tar.gz</a>
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<li>Version 0.2 &mdash; USB support added
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<li><a href='http://home.comcast.net/~dplau/nxt_python/download/nxt_python-0.2.zip'>nxt_python-0.2.zip</a>
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source ZIP archive</li>
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<li><a href='http://home.comcast.net/~dplau/nxt_python/download/nxt_python-0.2.tar.gz'>nxt_python-0.2.tar.gz</a>
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<li>Version 0.1 &mdash; Initial release
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<li><a href='http://home.comcast.net/~dplau/nxt_python/download/nxt_python-0.1.zip'>nxt_python-0.1.zip</a></li>
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<li><a href='http://home.comcast.net/~dplau/nxt_python/download/nxt_python-0.1.tar.gz'>nxt_python-0.1.tar.gz</a></li>
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<h2>Installation</h2>
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<li>Either use the executable installer for your platform, or unzip the source and run "python setup.py install" in the same directory as setup.py.
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<pre>usermod -a -G lego [user-id]</pre>
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<li>Create a udev rule</li>
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Create file at /etc/udev/rules.d/70-lego.rules, containing one line:
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<pre>BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0694", GROUP="lego", MODE="0660"</pre>
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<h2>Contact</h2>
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NXT-Python was written by Douglas P Lau and Marcus Wanner.
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See README file in the package for contact information.
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