# This example uses the writePin and writePort methods to switch pin 1 on and off on the IO Pi. #!/usr/bin/python from ABElectronics_IOPi import IOPI import time bus = IOPI(0x21) bus.setPinDirection(1, 1) # set pin 1 as an input bus.setPinDirection(8, 0) # set pin 8 as an output bus.writePin(8,0) # turn off pin 8 bus.setPinPullup(1, 1) # enable the internal pull-up resistor on pin 1 bus.invertPin(1, 1) # invert pin 1 so a button press will register as 1 while True: if bus.readPin(1) == 1: # check to see if the button is pressed print 'button pressed' # print a message to the screen bus.writePin(8, 1) # turn on the led on pin 8 time.sleep(2) # wait 2 seconds else: bus.writePin(8, 0) # turn off the led on pin 8