pyserial for Python 2.7.2
understood that this question is for Windows, but since it comes up first in a Google search let me add an alternative (to pip) for Debian:
sudo apt-get install python-serial
You could try it with pip. (Here a question/answer about installing it)
Then type in your shell:
pip install pyserial
Solution:
The installation of pip on Windows 7 64 is a little tricky:
I added my Python and Python/Scripts path to the PATH env.
Then I opened PythonWin as Administrator, ran ez_setup.py from http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools#downloads with PythonWin. And then I downloaded pip unpacked it and as Administrator I ran python setup.py install
on the windows shell and after that pip install pyserial
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From http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Arduino-Internet-Gizmo/step19/Installing-the-software/
Install pySerial as follows:
Download pySerial from http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyserial - click on pyserial-2.6.tar.gz to download the library.
Run 7-Zip (Start -> All Programs -> 7-Zip -> 7-Zip File Manager).
Open the pyserial-2.6.tar.gz file with 7-Zip (File -> Open).
Double click the "dist" folder.
Single click on the "pyserial-2.6.tar" file and click the "Extract" button at the top of the window. When asked where to put the file, specify c:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\pyserial-2.6
Exit from 7-Zip
Now that you have downloaded pySerial, install it:
Open a command window (Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt) and type into the command line: cd c:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\pyserial-2.6
Install pySerial by typing this command (including the path): c:\Python27\python.exe setup.py install