[pkg-wpa-devel] Re: Python/WPA Bindings

[Kel Modderman]

CC'ing pkg-wpa mailing list, and not hostap due to debian specific content.

Jeremy L. Moles wrote:
> Just wanted to send another quick ping out to the WPA world saying that
> work is still being done (and is functioning quite well at the moment)
> for the PyWPA bindings.
>
> http://downloads.emperorlinux.com/contrib/pywpa/
>
> (the doc/README and doc/CHANGELOG talk about some of the cool stuff it
> can do.)
>
> I've also written a module, PyIW, that wraps libiw, allowing you to set
> network card parameters like a Python dictionary, scan (returning
> objects), etc.
>
> http://downloads.emperorlinux.com/contrib/pyiw
>
> ALSO:
>
> I know someone at Red Hat is writing D-BUS hooks, which sounds like good
> stuff. PyWPA will probably adopt those (as well as keeping the socket
> ctrl interface) when they're stable.
>
>   

This sounds really cool. And something that I think would be worth 
having in debian. What do other pkg-wpa people think?

I know next to nothing about python, but I've just bought a book (Python 
in a Nutshell, O'Reilly) and am keen to learn a bit. One of the 
stumbling blocks for me when approaching a new programming adventure is 
applying it to something useful, and py{wpa,iw} look like the perfect 
catalyst for me to get excited about learning python (because I also 
have an unnatural fascination with wireless devices).

BTW, can you point me to other python resources that have been of value 
for yourself?

Thanks, Kel.