#!/usr/bin/python import serial for com in range(0,4): try: PORT = '/dev/ttyACM'+str(com) BAUD = 9600 board = serial.Serial(PORT,BAUD) print 'Arduino detected on /dev/ttyACM'+str(com) print 'Hardware: %s' % board.__str__() board.close() break except: print 'No Arduino detected on /dev/ttyACM'+str(com)