Anyone used Python for GPIB instrument control?

[europax at home.com]

I think I am going to get a C compiler for work where we use NT.  At
home here I use Linux and don't want to eat up my hard drive with
Windoze stuff (I have Windows 3.1, though since it is so small)

I saw that Borland is selling a CD with Turbo C, Turbo C++,etc for about
$60.  Thats a pretty good deal.  I also found some free WIN32
compilers.  One based on the GNU gcc and it has an IDE called Rhine.

Rob.  

Andrew MacIntyre wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 8 Jul 2000 europax at home.com wrote:
> 
> > I am new to this ng and to Python.  I am wondering if anyone has used
> > Python to control a National Instruments GPIB card on a Windows NT box?
> > I've searched and found a couple of references on my own.
> 
> If no other choice offers, it shouldn't be hard to wrap NI's interface
> library in a Python extension module (though a C compiler would be
> required) especially with the aid of SWIG.
> 
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