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Re: PySerial could not open port COM4: [Error 5] Access is denied - please help

From Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python, microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Subject Re: PySerial could not open port COM4: [Error 5] Access is denied - please help
Date 2012-06-27 21:18 +0000
Organization PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
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On 2012-06-27, Adam <adam@no_thanks.com> wrote:

> The Python script needed a call to ser.close() before ser.open() in
> order to work.

IOW, the port opened OK, but when you tried to open it a second time
without closing it first, _that's_ when the .open() call failed.

That's a restriction built in to Win32.  You can't open a serial port
that's already open.  [Linux doesn't have that restriction.]

Why do you need to open it a second time?

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                Re: PySerial could not open port COM4: [Error 5] Access is denied - please help Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2012-06-27 22:06 +0000
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                Re: PySerial could not open port COM4: [Error 5] Access is denied - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2012-06-27 17:14 -0700
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        Re: PySerial could not open port COM4: [Error 5] Access is denied - please help Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2012-06-27 14:53 +0000

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