audioMux/gui/serial_ports.py

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Python

import sys
import serial
import glob
def list_all():
""" Lists serial port names
:raises EnvironmentError:
On unsupported or unknown platforms
:returns:
A list of the serial ports available on the system
"""
if sys.platform.startswith('win'):
ports = ['COM%s' % (i + 1) for i in range(256)]
elif sys.platform.startswith('linux') or sys.platform.startswith('cygwin'):
# this excludes your current terminal "/dev/tty"
ports = glob.glob('/dev/tty[a-zA-Z]*')
elif sys.platform.startswith('darwin'):
ports = glob.glob('/dev/tty.*')
else:
raise EnvironmentError('Unsupported platform')
result = []
for port in ports:
try:
s = serial.Serial(port)
s.close()
result.append(port)
except (OSError, serial.SerialException):
pass
return result
if __name__ == "__main__":
print(list_all())