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pytrackit - Python receiver for Trackit
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pytrackit listens on the network for any information broadcast by the
`Trackit system`_ by BIOBSERVE.

.. _`Trackit system`: http://www.biobserve.com/products/trackit/

Download
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Grab it from the `download directory`_.

.. _`download directory`: http://www.its.caltech.edu/~astraw/pytrackit-download/

Demos
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A few simple demos are available in the ``demo`` directory. These are
not distributed with the Windows .exe installer, only with the source
code.

Building and installation
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1) Run ``python setup.py install`` to install on local machine
 
or

2) Run ``python setup.py bdist_wininst.py`` to build a windows installer in "dist"

Usage
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In Python, do ``import pytrackit``, then ``pytrackit.getNextMessageFromSocket()``.

License
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BSD license. See the file LICENSE.txt distributed with the source code.

Author: `Andrew Straw`_

.. _`Andrew Straw`: http://www.its.caltech.edu/~astraw