dynamicOne
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Syntax Problem
I have a Python script I am trying to run.
import commands
cmd = 'gpio read 1'
output = commands.getoutput(cmd)
if commands.getoutput(cmd) == 0:
print ('The door is closed.')
When I run it, nothing happens. It just goes to the next line instead of printing.
Any idea what I am doing wrong?
import commands
cmd = 'gpio read 1'
output = commands.getoutput(cmd)
if commands.getoutput(cmd) == 0:
print ('The door is closed.')
When I run it, nothing happens. It just goes to the next line instead of printing.
Any idea what I am doing wrong?
TommySzalapski
What are you trying to get it to do? commands.getoutput(cmd) is returning a non-zero value. What are you wanting it to return?
ASKER
This is on a raspberry pi. It should return a value of 1 or 0.
So it is returning 1.
ASKER
Yes, it will return 1 when the door is open. Am I writing the condition statement wrong?
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ASKER
When type gpio read 1 at the console it outputs 0 if the door is closed and 1 if it is opened
ASKER
I found a script and was able to modify it to get what I want, is it okay with you if I post it here with my question or should I close this out and open another question?
Technically, you should start a new question if it is a different issue. That's a better way to get more eyes on the issue anyway.
I see the actual problem now that I saw the other script. You should have been checking if it was == to "0" instead of 0. But I think you see that now too.