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authorB. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com>2016-11-06 17:14:13 -0500
committerWilly Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackbuilds.org>2016-11-12 06:58:01 +0700
commit540e272d6a46726e9b20a97324795a17bc7f427f (patch)
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python/nxt-python: Update README, slack-desc.
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diff --git a/python/nxt-python/README b/python/nxt-python/README
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-nxt-python is a python 2.x driver/interface for the Lego Mindstorms NXT robot.
+nxt-python (python module to control Lego NXT)
+
+nxt-python is a python 2.x driver/interface for the Lego Mindstorms
+NXT robot.
Setup
------
-In order to use nxt-python with an NXT kit, you should add a 'lego' group to your system, and add yourself to that group:
+In order to use nxt-python with an NXT kit, you should add a 'lego'
+group to your system, and add yourself to that group:
# groupadd lego
# usermod -a -G lego YourUserName
-You will also want to set up a udev rule to identify NXT hardware and grant the 'lego' group permission to use it.
+You will also want to set up a udev rule to identify NXT hardware and
+grant the 'lego' group permission to use it.
-A sample rule is included for you in /usr/share/nxt-python, but you may want to verify the vendor code of the NXT unit.
+A sample rule is included for you in /usr/share/nxt-python, but you may
+want to verify the vendor code of the NXT unit.
-To verify the vendor code, connect the NXT hardware to your computer and then run:
+To verify the vendor code, connect the NXT hardware to your computer
+and then run:
lsusb
-Look at the ID for the Lego device; it will probably be 0694, but if not, then change the value in the sample udev rule to match.
+Look at the ID for the Lego device; it will probably be 0694, but if not,
+then change the value in the sample udev rule to match.
Save the sample udev rule (70-lego.rules) to /etc/udev/rules.d/
-Log out and log back in, and you should now have full control, via Python, over your NXT hardware.
+Log out and log back in, and you should now have full control, via Python,
+over your NXT hardware.
Requires at least one of these
-------------------------------
diff --git a/python/nxt-python/slack-desc b/python/nxt-python/slack-desc
index 2a379661a269..596d17f356a5 100644
--- a/python/nxt-python/slack-desc
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@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
-nxt-python: nxt-python (Python module to control Lego NXT)
+nxt-python: nxt-python (python module to control Lego NXT)
nxt-python:
-nxt-python: nxt-python is a python driver/interface for the
-nxt-python: Lego Mindstorms NXT robot.
+nxt-python: nxt-python is a python driver/interface for the Lego Mindstorms NXT
+nxt-python: robot.
nxt-python:
nxt-python: http://code.google.com/p/nxt-python/
nxt-python: