pySerial help please!

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bmaschino at gmail.com wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I am very new to Python and I am using it because I needed an easy
> language to control a piece of equipment that connects to my computer
> via a serial cable. I am running Python 2.6 with pySerial 2.4 under
> Windows. I can get Python to create a serial port on COM1, but when I
> try to write to the device, nothing happens. Here is an example:
> 
> import serial
> ser = serial.Serial(0)
> ser.write("otpm 2 16 0")
> ser.close()
> 
> If I connect to the device in Hyperterminal the device will behave as
> expected when I give it the command 'otpm 2 16 0' but not in Python. I
> have confirmed Python is actually controlling the port because
> Hyperterminal will not open the port while Python has it open,
> although I have not been able to try a loopback connector as of yet.
> Any suggestions out there? Thanks in advance!
> 
Have you checked that the baud rate, parity, etc, are the same as in
Hyperterminal?