Lego Mindstorms robotics control via Python?

[Sean 'Shaleh' Perry]

On 01-Jun-2001 Kevin Altis wrote:
> I would like to control a robot via Python on Windows (specifically Windows
> 2000). The Lego Mindstorms product is relatively inexpensive and easy to
> find and supports an infrared transmitter, so that seems like a good choice
> to program around. Does anyone know if there is a already a Python wrapper
> for issuing RCX ("yellow brick") commands? If not, how about a COM-enabled
> app that I could control or a C library/source that I could wrap in Python?
> Any other suggestions, reading material, or URLs for further info would be
> appreciated. I would be interested in controlling other robotic devices, but
> only if they are commercially available and relatively inexpensive.
> 

There is a project called LegOS.  You should track it down.  Makes mindstorm
programming useful again.