Infrared python

Question

Could anyone point me in the direction of how I would go about controlling a television using python with an infrared sensor. I am using ubuntu.

Answer 1

Take a look at pyLirc here http://www.lirc.org/software.html.

and also do a quick search of keyword like infrared , remote control at pypi.

May be some of the results can help you.

Answer 2

You could look into pyLirc.