gistfile1.py

#Initialize DHT22 Sensor and read data.
#to access, run python as root. (sudo) (shouldn’t be a problem if script is run as system service)

import dhtreader

type = 22 	# we are using the DHT22
pin = 18		# and it is on GPIO 18 in this example.

dhtreader.init()
print dhtreader.read(type, pin)

# will print Temperature [0], and Humidity[1] as (Temperature, Humidity).

x = dhtreader.read(type, pin)

while x is None
	x = dhtreader.read(type, pin)
	

# x[0] will be temp. x[1] will be Hum. Lets set those to their own variables to keep from confusing.

dhtemp = x[0]

dhhum = x[1]

print