To build the Python code: - install the Python development package on Debian this is called e.g. "python2.7-dev" or "python3.2-dev" - install the swig package on Debian this is valled "swig" - run: make cleware_python this will produce: _cleware.so and cleware.py. These two files must be installed in your Python system. - look at example.py to see how it works (e.g. execute python example.py) make sure that the user you run your scripts with has enough rights to access the USB devices!