Rearranging code: code for USB importing libraries directly in class instead of method, that's less structured but easier.

led-badge-11x44.py

@@ -57,16 +57,6 @@ import time
 from array import array
 from datetime import datetime
 
-# There are 2 possibilities for accessing the device: using hidapi oer usb-core. Here we just try to import both
-# and decide later which one to use, see below in LedNameBadge._init_class().
-try:
-    import pyhidapi
-except:
-    pass
-try:
-    import usb.core
-except:
-    pass
 
 __version = "0.12"
 
@@ -409,24 +399,17 @@ class LedNameBadge:
     )
     _have_pyhidapi = False
 
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def init_class():
     try:
         if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
-                raise Exception("prefer usb.core with python-2.x because of https://github.com/jnweiger/led-badge-ls32/issues/9")
+            raise Exception("Prefer usb.core with python-2.x because of https://github.com/jnweiger/led-badge-ls32/issues/9")
-            if pyhidapi:
+        import pyhidapi
         pyhidapi.hid_init()
-                LedNameBadge._have_pyhidapi = True
+        _have_pyhidapi = True
         print("Pyhidapi detected")
-            else:
+    except Exception:
-                raise Exception()
-        except Exception as e:
         try:
-                if usb.core:
+            import usb.core
             print("Pyusb detected")
-                else:
-                    raise Exception()
         except:
             print("ERROR: Need the pyhidapi or usb.core module.")
             if sys.platform == "darwin":
@@ -505,20 +488,20 @@ or
             sys.exit(1)
 
         if LedNameBadge._have_pyhidapi:
-            dev_info = pyhidapi.hid_enumerate(0x0416, 0x5020)
+            dev_info = LedNameBadge.pyhidapi.hid_enumerate(0x0416, 0x5020)
             # dev = pyhidapi.hid_open(0x0416, 0x5020)
             if dev_info:
-                dev = pyhidapi.hid_open_path(dev_info[0].path)
+                dev = LedNameBadge.pyhidapi.hid_open_path(dev_info[0].path)
                 print("using [%s %s] int=%d page=%s via pyHIDAPI" % (
                     dev_info[0].manufacturer_string, dev_info[0].product_string, dev_info[0].interface_number, dev_info[0].usage_page))
             else:
                 print("No led tag with vendorID 0x0416 and productID 0x5020 found.")
                 print("Connect the led tag and run this tool as root.")
                 sys.exit(1)
-            pyhidapi.hid_write(dev, buf)
+            LedNameBadge.pyhidapi.hid_write(dev, buf)
-            pyhidapi.hid_close(dev)
+            LedNameBadge.pyhidapi.hid_close(dev)
         else:
-            dev = usb.core.find(idVendor=0x0416, idProduct=0x5020)
+            dev = LedNameBadge.usb.core.find(idVendor=0x0416, idProduct=0x5020)
             if dev is None:
                 print("No led tag with vendorID 0x0416 and productID 0x5020 found.")
                 print("Connect the led tag and run this tool as root.")
@@ -536,9 +519,6 @@ or
                 dev.write(1, buf[i * 64:i * 64 + 64])
 
 
-LedNameBadge.init_class()
-
-
 def split_to_ints(list_str):
     return tuple([int(x) for x in re.split(r'[\s,]+', list_str)])