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Modern asynchronous serial port library for Python 3.11+

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Serio: Modern Asynchronous Serial Communication Library

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Serio is a modern asynchronous serial port library for Python 3.11+ that provides efficient, native async I/O without thread pool overhead. It offers both high-level streams API and low-level transport API for serial communication.

Features

  • True async I/O (no thread pool overhead)
  • Python 3.11+ native support
  • Clean, modern API with asyncio integration
  • POSIX and Windows support
  • High-level Streams API (StreamReader/StreamWriter)
  • Low-level Transport API for custom protocols
  • Platform-optimized async I/O (polling on Windows, file descriptors on POSIX)
  • Proper flow control with buffer management
  • ✅ Comprehensive exception handling

Installation

pip install serio

Getting Started

High-Level API Example

import asyncio
from serio import open_serial_connection

async def main():
    reader, writer = await open_serial_connection(
        port='/dev/ttyUSB0',
        baudrate=115200
    )
    
    writer.write(b'AT\r\n')
    response = await reader.readuntil(b'\r\n')
    print(f"Received: {response.decode()}")

asyncio.run(main())

Low-Level API Example

import asyncio
from serio import create_serial_connection

class MyProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
    def connection_made(self, transport):
        print("Connection established")
        
    def data_received(self, data):
        print(f"Received: {data}")
        
    def connection_lost(self, exc):
        print("Connection closed")

async def main():
    loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
    transport, protocol = await create_serial_connection(
        loop,
        MyProtocol,
        port='/dev/ttyUSB0',
        baudrate=115200
    )
    
    transport.write(b'AT\r\n')
    await asyncio.sleep(1)
    transport.close()

asyncio.run(main())

Context Manager Example

from serio import SerialStream

async def main():
    async with SerialStream(port='/dev/ttyUSB0', baudrate=115200) as (reader, writer):
        writer.write(b'AT\r\n')
        response = await reader.readuntil(b'\r\n')
        print(f"Received: {response.decode()}")

asyncio.run(main())

API Reference

High-Level API

  • open_serial_connection(**kwargs) -> (StreamReader, StreamWriter)
  • create_serial_connection(loop, protocol_factory, **kwargs) -> (SerialTransport, Protocol)
  • SerialStream(**kwargs) - Context manager for serial connections

Low-Level API

  • SerialTransport(loop, protocol, serial_instance) - Asynchronous serial transport
  • SerialError - Base exception class
  • SerialConnectionError - Raised when connection fails
  • SerialConfigError - Raised for invalid configuration
  • PlatformNotSupportedError - Raised for unsupported platforms

Configuration Parameters

Parameter Description Default
port Serial port name (e.g., /dev/ttyUSB0 or COM3) None
baudrate Baud rate 9600
bytesize Data bits serial.EIGHTBITS
parity Parity checking serial.PARITY_NONE
stopbits Stop bits serial.STOPBITS_ONE
timeout Read timeout (seconds) None
xonxoff Software flow control False
rtscts Hardware (RTS/CTS) flow control False
write_timeout Write timeout (seconds) None
dsrdtr Hardware (DSR/DTR) flow control False
inter_byte_timeout Inter-character timeout None
exclusive Exclusive access mode None

Platform Support

  • POSIX: Uses file descriptors for true async I/O
  • Windows: Uses efficient polling (5ms intervals)
  • Unsupported: Other platforms will raise PlatformNotSupportedError

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit pull requests or open issues.


Author: Semenets V. Pavel
Version: 0.1.2
Email: p.semenets@gmail.com

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