"Todd G. Gardner" wrote:
>  Hello Daniel,
>  
>  I do need to learn more of the basics in Python so
>  thank you for the
>  suggestions!  I would like to use a more robust
>  language and Python seems
>  like an excellent choice.  The obstacle to using
>  Python is primarily
>  interfacing to the various Data Acquisition
>  hardware.
>  
>  Most data acquisition boards have drivers written in
>  "C" for Windows and
>  Comedi for Linux.  If there are no previous
>  experiences with specific
>  manufactures I guess I will need to learn how Python
>  can access the drivers
>  for the cards that I currently use in LabVIEW.  For
>  now I'll specify the
>  National Instruments DAQCard 6062E.  Now the
>  question becomes more specific.
>  How to access National Instruments DAQCard 6062E via
>  Ni-DAQ or how to
>  communicate with a program written in "C".

There are several ways to interface with C code, but
unless you want to write in C or write cumbersome
configuration files, both of which require the source
of the driver, your best bet is ctypes. Ctypes can
interface with any existing code that's compiled into
a library without having to leave Python. There's
probably no existing library to interface with that
device as there is with other things like printers.
>  
>  I can currently write simple GUIs in Python using
>  wxPython and make simple
>  2D plots using wxPyPlot.  I would like too also do
>  some basic Fourier and
>  statistical analysis, processing and data basing.  I
>  would like to output
>  analog and digital signals based on this analysis. 
>  I would like to write,
>  distribute <2 Mb applications and that can be
>  prohibitively expensive or
>  completely impossible in LabVIEW.  Also, LabVIEW is
>  a great language but as
>  my programs grow more and more complex I find that
>  maintenance can sometimes
>  become cumbersome given the data flow design
>  paradigm.
>  
>  Thank you for any pointers as to how to get started
>  accessing these or any
>  drivers to DAQ or GPIB hardware.
>  
>  Todd

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