Scan for bluetooth devices using python

scan for bluetooth devices using a python script. the below script can be used for performing the same. remember , you will have to install pybluez module (it is available for both windows and linux). now for the script , here you go!

import bluetooth

print "performing inquiry..."

nearby_devices = bluetooth.discover_devices(lookup_names = True)

print "found %d devices" % len(nearby_devices)

for addr, name in nearby_devices:

print " %s - %s" % (addr, name)

this will print the number of devices , address and name . this can be used as test script for a variety for reasons .

pybluez - bluetooth

For all who have been using python or who wanted to use python,
we can access RFCOMM profile via pybluez.
pybluez is the software supplied at code.google.com is a python wraper for bluetooth testing.
for now all the profiles are not supported ( read bluetooth related books/ postings for you to understand what profiles mean) . it supports only RFCOMM and L2CAP.
you can download it from the below.

http://code.google.com/p/pybluez