arduino-fridge-powercontrol/main.py

#!/bin/python3

import serial
import time

ser = serial.Serial('/dev/ttyACM0', baudrate = 9600, timeout = 1)

#time.sleep(3)

# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13017840/using-pyserial-is-it-possible-to-wait-for-data

while 1:
    # {  "command": "switch",  "arg": "one",  "state": "off"}
    userInput = input('> ')
    ser.write(str(userInput).encode('ascii'))
    arduinoData = ser.readline().decode('ascii')
    print(arduinoData)


##def getValues():
##    #ser.write(b'g')
##    lol = "g"
##    ser.write(str(lol).encode('ascii'))
##    arduinoData = ser.readline().decode('ascii')
##    return arduinoData
##
##while 1:
##    userInput = input('Get data point?')
##    
##    if userInput == 'y':
##        print(getValues())