> > Yes I was wondering about that, but I wasn't clear about when 'body' > code (ie not contained within a def block) in the module might run > under Python. So it seemed to be safer to place the import statement > inside the 'constructor' to get the earliest warning of non-visibility > of pyserial. But you seem to be implying that the body code will run > when the class is instantiated - have I understood that right? It > surely doesn't run when the module containing the class is imported > into the main module - does it?? It would certainly make life easier > to place the import in the body of the module.
Without insulting your intelligence I would advise looking at a few python tutorials, not so much for the programming technique, but rather how to think pythonic. A good one for using when coming from a previous programming language is Dive Into Python. http://www.diveintopython.org/ It does not deal with Serial specifically, but shows good examples of practises in Python. Might be of benefit to you, and is very easy and quick to read. :) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
