miniminitel 1.0.4

Simple Minitel interface in Python

MiniMinitel

MiniMinitel is a simple Minitel interface in python. It has been created with the help of :

• http://543210.free.fr/TV/stum1b.pdf
• https://wiki-ima.plil.fr/mediawiki/images/b/b1/Minitel.pdf
• https://github.com/eserandour/Minitel1B_Hard

MiniMinitel is now live on PyPi !

from miniminitel import MiniMinitel

with MiniMinitel("COM4") as minitel:
    minitel.clear()
    
    minitel.cursor_move_to(4, 4)
    minitel.write_double_grandeur("Hello world")

    minitel.write_at(6, 6, "I'm a MiniMinitel")
    minitel.set_blinking()
    minitel.write_at(6, 7, "And I look cool")
    minitel.set_non_blinking()

Use .start_listening to handle input. This example script will listen for input and echo them. Special key, such as ENVOI, RETOUR, ANNULATION will be logged in Python's terminal.

from miniminitel import MiniMinitel, MinitelInput, MinitelCode

def echo(value: MinitelInput):
    if value.code == MinitelCode.TEXT:
        minitel.write(value.text)
    else:
        print("Key pressed : " + value.code)

with MiniMinitel() as minitel:
    minitel.clear()
    # Press Fnct + T then E to remove Minitel echo
    # (or else key pressed will be echoed twice, by the Minitel and by this script)
    minitel.start_listening(echo)

Setup

Python

Library is written with Python 3.10, no support for other version are guaranteed (should be compatible Python 3.11+)

pip install miniminitel

Minitel

Minitel need to be pluggged to computer throught serial port. Documentation need to be written