##new holgers version

#!/usr/bin/python
import serial
import subprocess
import time
import os
import sys


def get_serial_dev():
    serial_dev = None
    for dev in os.listdir("/dev"):
        if dev.startswith("ttyUSB"):
            return os.path.join("/dev", dev)

    return None


def scan_loop():
    serial_dev = get_serial_dev()
    if serial_dev is None:
        print "No ttyUSB found :("
        sys.exit(1)

    print "Using: " + serial_dev
    ser = serial.Serial(serial_dev)
    
    while True:
        serial_input = ser.readline()
        print serial_input
        url = 'http://i.mainframe.io/item/' + serial_input
        print url
        p = subprocess.Popen('/usr/bin/chromium ' + url, shell=True)


def main_loop():
    while True:
        try:
            scan_loop()
        except:
            print "Serial device was not ready, waiting 2 seconds..."
            time.sleep(2)
    

main_loop()


##old haukes version

import serial
import subprocess

ser = serial.Serial('/dev/ttyUSB0')

while True:
        serial_input = ser.readline()
        print serial_input
        url = 'http://i.mainframe.io/item/' + serial_input
        print url
        p = subprocess.Popen('/usr/bin/firefox ' + url, shell=True)




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