use python-escpos to generate fake orders. send them down the serial slide to KNUCKLE DRAGGER.
uses python-escpos v3.0a4 which can be downloaded from: https://github.com/python-escpos/python-escpos/releases/download/v3.0a4/python-escpos-3.0a4.zip
to install this module:
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create a conda env, then activate it
conda create --name epson source activate epson -
locate python-escpos and move it to your site-packages folder for 'epson' conda env.
e.g. on MacOS location is /home/der/anaconda3/envs/epson/lib/python3.7/site-packages -
install it using 'pip -e' to install from a local path
~/anaconda/envs/epson/bin/pip install -e ~/anaconda/envs/epson/python3.7/site-packages/python-escpos-3.0a4 -
when you try to import it like this:
from escpos.print import Serialyou will get an error for file not found for 'capabilities.json' => to fix: find this file under the /capabilities-data/dist/ folder and copy it over to src/ folder
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you should be able to import it without errors:
from escpos.print import Serial