title: Bluetooth for Python 2.7?
body: <p>What is the best way to do bluetooth programming for Python 2.7?</p>
  
  <p>I tried using <a href="https://code.google.com/p/pybluez/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">pybluez</a>, but the downloads appear to go up to only Python 2.6. I also tried downloading the tarball with the source and running <code>python setup.py build</code>, but it failed with an error message stating <code>Can't find the Windows XP Platform SDK</code> (I'm running Windows 8)</p>
  
  <p>I also looked at <a href="http://lightblue.sourceforge.net/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">lightblue</a>, but while it supports Linux and Macs, it doesn't support Windows. The website also states it's no longer maintained.</p>
  
  <p>Python 3.3 and above apparently supports bluetooth using the <a href="http://kevindoran1.blogspot.co.nz/2013/04/bluetooth-programming-with-python-3.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">socket</a> module (via <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/q/3238558/646543">this</a> SO answer), but I'm using 2.7.</p>
  
  <p>None of the existing solutions I found appear to work for me. Is there some other library that I can try that supports Python 2.7, or is there some way I can use any of the above despite the problems listed?</p>