In article <iMCdnf4rjumiyMbSnZ2dnUVZ_uydnZ2d at mweb.com>, "Johannes Wagner" <jpwagner at mweb.co.za> wrote: > can any1 help me on how to get python to read nmea data? I assume you're talking about National Marine Electronics Association, i.e. the protocol GPSs use to talk to plotters and the like? A quick google search for "nmea python" found a bunch of good hits. This one looks like it's probably where you want to start. http://blog.scaryclam.co.uk/2011/07/22/pynmea-a-python-nmea-library/