Over on the Winkleink blog, they’re playing around with stepper motors, a USB gamepad and some Python (including Pygame) to move some cardboard powered by jar lids. Sounds silly, but it shows some great concepts. Read more here. See also my research on controlling stepper motors.
Thanks for the repost.
FYI – it also included using a USB gamepad with Python/Pygame to control the motors.
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Thanks – have added the additional detail