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+============
+ pyParallel
+============
+
+.. note:: This module is in development (since years ;-)
+
+Overview
+========
+This module encapsulates the access for the parallel port. It provides backends
+for Python running on Windows and Linux. Other platforms are possible too but
+not yet integrated.
+
+This module is still under development. But it may be useful for developers.
+
+ (C) 2001-2003 Chris Liechti <cliechti@gmx.net>
+
+Here is the `project page on SourceForge`_ and here is the `SVN repository`_.
+
+.. _`project page on SourceForge`: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyserial/
+.. _`SVN repository`: http://sourceforge.net/svn/?group_id=46487
+
+
+Features
+--------
+* same class based interface on all supported platforms
+* port numbering starts at zero, no need to know the port name in the user program
+* port string (device name) can be specified if access through numbering is inappropriate
+
+Requirements
+------------
+* Python 2.2 or newer
+* "Java Communications" (JavaComm) extension for Java/Jython
+
+Installation
+------------
+Extract files from the archive, open a shell/console in that directory and let
+Distutils do the rest: ``python setup.py install``
+
+The files get installed in the "Lib/site-packages" directory in newer Python versions.
+
+The windows version needs a compiled extension and the giveio.sys driver for
+Windows NT/2k/XP. The extension module can be compiled with distutils with
+either MSVC or GCC/mingw32.
+
+It is released under a free software license, see LICENSE.txt for more details.
+
+
+Short introduction
+==================
+::
+
+ >>> import parallel
+ >>> p = parallel.Parallel() # open LPT1
+ >>> p.setData(0x55)
+
+Examples
+--------
+Please look in the SVN Repository. There is an example directory where you can
+find a simple terminal and more.
+http://pyserial.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pyserial/trunk/pyparallel/examples/
+
+References
+----------
+* Python: http://www.python.org/|http://www.python.org
+* Jython: http://www.jython.org/|http://www.jython.org
+* Java@IBM http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/ (JavaComm links are on the download page for the respective platform jdk)
+* Java@SUN http://java.sun.com/products/