Connor Monahan / TESTMEME.JPG.EXE.pDf.ORG.edu.XDC - Files

serial_ports.py
import sys
import glob
import serial

def serial_ports():
    if sys.platform.startswith('win'):
        ports = ['COM%s' % (i + 1) for i in range(256)]
    elif sys.platform.startswith('linux') or sys.platform.startswith('cygwin'):
        # this excludes your current terminal "/dev/tty"
        ports = glob.glob('/dev/tty[A-Za-z]*')
    elif sys.platform.startswith('darwin'):
        ports = glob.glob('/dev/tty.*')
    else:
        raise EnvironmentError('Unsupported platform')

    result = []
    for port in ports:
        try:
            s = serial.Serial(port)
            s.close()
            result.append(port)
        except (OSError, serial.SerialException):
            pass
    return result

def get_port():
    ports = serial_ports()
    if (ports != []):
        print("The following serial ports are available:")
        print(ports)
        port = input("Please enter the XBee radio port:")
        if port in ports:
            return port
        else:
            print("-- Port not recognized, please try again --")
            return get_port()
    else:
        print("No serial ports found")
        sys.exit()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    print(get_port())