The Python binding for Sane is part of Python Imaging Library. The Python Imaging Library adds image processing capabilities to your Python interpreter. This library provides extensive file format support, an efficient internal representation, and fairly powerful image processing capabilities. The PIL handbook is not included in this distribution; to get the latest version, check: http://www.pythonware.com/library.htm WWW: http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/index.htm