Convert an IR signal to binary

readIR.py

#! /usr/bin/python3


import time
import subprocess
import re

START = 4000
DIFF = 500

name = input("Enter a name: ")
cmd = "mode2 -d /dev/lirc0"
p = subprocess.Popen("exec " + cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True)

input("Press enter to stop")
p.kill()
lirc_out = p.stdout.readlines()
lirc_out = lirc_out[1:]

pulse_space = []
it = iter(lirc_out)
for pulse, space in zip(it, it):
        pulse = int(re.findall(r"\d+", str(pulse))[0])
        space = int(re.findall(r"\d+", str(space))[0])
        pulse_space.append((pulse, space))
if (len(lirc_out) % 2) > 0:
        pulse = lirc_out[-1]
        pulse = int(re.findall(r"\d+", str(pulse))[0])
        pulse_space.append((pulse, pulse+(DIFF * 2)))

binresult = ''
for pulse, space in pulse_space:
        print(pulse, space)
        if pulse > START and space > START:
                binresult += ' 2'
        elif abs(space - pulse) >= DIFF:
                binresult += '1'
        elif abs(space - pulse) < DIFF:
                binresult += '0'
        else:
                binresult += 'W'

binresult = set(binresult.strip().split(' '))
for binary in binresult:
        print('%s = %s' % (name, binary))