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Merge branch 'master' into belono/issue445

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Benito López
2023-09-09 16:38:43 +02:00
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#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""This module contains the implementation of the CupsPrinter printer driver.
"""This module contains the implementation of the Network printer driver.
:author: python-escpos developers
:organization: `python-escpos <https://github.com/python-escpos>`_
@@ -22,18 +22,22 @@ def is_usable() -> bool:
class Network(Escpos):
"""Network printer.
This class is used to attach to a networked printer. You can also use this in order to attach to a printer that
This class is used to attach to a networked printer.
You can also use this in order to attach to a printer that
is forwarded with ``socat``.
If you have a local printer on parallel port ``/dev/usb/lp0`` then you could start ``socat`` with:
If you have a local printer on parallel port ``/dev/usb/lp0``
then you could start ``socat`` with:
.. code-block:: none
socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:4242,reuseaddr,fork OPEN:/dev/usb/lp0
Then you should be able to attach to port ``4242`` with this class.
Otherwise the normal usecase would be to have a printer with ethernet interface. This type of printer should
work the same with this class. For the address of the printer check its manuals.
Otherwise the normal use case would be to have a printer with
Ethernet interface.
This type of printer should work the same with this class.
For the address of the printer check its manuals.
inheritance:
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):
"""Initialize network printer.
:param host: Printer's hostname or IP address
:param host: Printer's host name or IP address
:param port: Port to write to
:param timeout: timeout in seconds for the socket-library
"""