pyusb: setup on a Windows machine

...using a binary module

install libusb-win32
install the Python Windows installer from http://www.python.org/download/
install the PyUSB Windows installer from http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyusb/ (Make sure the Python versions match for the two installers. pyusb-0.4.1.win32-py2.5.exe, for instance, works with python-2.5.2.msi)

test it by running usbenum.py or accessing help for the usb module:

C:\Python25>python
[...]
>>> help('usb')
Help on module usb:

NAME
    usb - USB access module
[...]

download python-2.4
1. install it to C:\Python24\
download libusb-win32
1. unzip it to C:\Temp\libusb-win32\
2. install the filter
download pyusb
1. unzip it to C:\Temp\pyusb\
install Visual Studio .Net 2005
open the pyusb.vcproj
1. Switch to Release: Build→Configuration Manager→Configuration→Release
2. Add Include Directories: pyusb→Properties→C/C++→General→Additional Include Directories: C:\Python24\include;C:\Temp\libusb\include
3. Add Additional Library Directories: pyusb→Properties→Linker→General→Additional Library Directories: C:\Python24\libs;C:\temp\libusb\lib\msvc
Build the project: pyusb→Build
copy C:\temp\pyusb\Release\usb.pyd to C:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\usb.pyd
test it