forksociety / PyBeacon

Python package for scanning and advertising Eddystone-URL and Eddystone-UID.

PyBeacon

Python package for scanning and advertising Eddystone-URL and Eddystone-UID.

Note: Please read contribution.md before making any kind of contribution.

Requirements

• Python 3.x (Scanning will not work on Python 2.x)
• Bluez
  • sudo apt-get install bluez bluez-hcidump
• Pip Packages
  • pip install enum34

Installation

sudo pip install PyBeacon

Upgrade

sudo pip install PyBeacon --upgrade

Usage

PyBeacon [-h] [-u [URL]] [-s] [-t] [-o] [-v] [-V]

optional arguments:
	-h, --help            show this help message and exit
	-u [URL], --url [URL] URL to advertise.
	-i [UID], --uid [UID] UID to advertise.
	-s, --scan            Scan for URLs.
	-t, --terminate       Stop advertising URL.
	-o, --one             Scan one URL only.
	-v, --version         Version of PyBeacon.
	-V, --Verbose         Print lots of debug output.

Projects using PyBeacon

• PyBTSteward
• pikiosk

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