[Python-Dev] Bluetooth 4.0 support in "socket" module

[Tim Tisdall]

The major change is to the Bluetooth address struct.  It now has an added
value for the distinction between "public" and "random" 4.x addresses.
Also some added constants to open LE connections.
On Jul 14, 2014 5:32 PM, "R. David Murray" <rdmurray at bitdance.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 14 Jul 2014 16:42:25 -0400, Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:
> > On 7/14/2014 9:57 AM, Tim Tisdall wrote:
> >
> > 2 questions not answered yet.
> >
> > > Also, is there a method to test changes against all the different *nix
> > > variations?
> >
> > We have a set of buildbots.
> > https://www.python.org/dev/buildbot/
> >
> > > Is Bluez the standard across the different *nix variations?
> >
> > No idea.
>
> It would be really nice to answer that and the related testing questions.
> The socket module has bluetooth support, but there are no tests.
> An effort to write some was started at the Bloomberg sprint last month,
> but nothing has been posted to the issue yet:
>
>     http://bugs.python.org/issue7687
>
> Is Bluetooth 4.0 something different from what the socket module already
> has?
>
> --David
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