loial <jldunn2...@gmail.com> writes: > I am writing an application to send data to a printer port(9100) and then > recieve PJL responses back on that port. Because of the way PJL works I have > to do both in the same process(script). > > At the moment I do not start to read responses until the data has been sent > to the printer. However it seems I am missing some responses from the printer > whilst sending the data, so I need to be able to do the 2 things at the same > time. > > Can I open a port once and then use 2 different threads, one to write to the > post and one to read the responses)?
That should be possible. Alternatively, you could use "asyncore" -- a mini framework to facilitate asynchronous communication. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
