Backup of David's Livejournal

from socket import *
import sys

printer = "10.1.1.2"  # Change this to the IP of your printers
msg = "INSERT COIN"   # Or, AYBABTU for longer displays

if __name__=='__main__':
  if len(sys.argv) == 3:
    printer = sys.argv[1]
    msg = sys.argv[2]
  s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM)
  send_message = \
    '\x1b%%-12345X@PJL JOB\n@PJL RDYMSG DISPLAY="%s"\n@PJL EOJ\n\x1b%%-12345X' % (msg, )
  s.connect((printer, 9100))
  s.send(send_message)
  s.close()