How to install the serial module into cygwin (terminal)

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Nate Duong encountered an ImportError while attempting to run a Python script in Cygwin due to the absence of the 'serial' module. The solution provided is to install the 'pyserial' package using the command 'pip install pyserial'. The discussion highlights the potential redundancy of using Cygwin for Python, given that Python can be installed directly on Windows, which may simplify the process.

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Dear group,

I downloaded this software "cygwin," (terminal), and trying to run Python on
this software but i failed on the installing the serial,
Could you please give me some ideal?

Thank you,
Nate Duong.$ python Blinking_off.py

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "Blinking_off.py", line 2, in <module>
import serial
ImportError: No module named serial
 
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pip install pyserial
 
Any other reason why you installed cygwin? I mean, with Python being multi platform, you could have installed it directly onto windows
 

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