Code to interact with the serial

serial-test.py

import serial, time

#Change the port to match the port that you will be using, Windows uses COM3 etc
port = "/dev/ttyACM0"
baud = 115200

while True:
    s = serial.Serial(port)
    s.baudrate = baud
    s.parity = serial.PARITY_NONE
    s.databits = serial.EIGHTBITS
    s.stopbits = serial.STOPBITS_ONE
    data = s.readline()
    #Prints the datatype of the variable. I use this to check what is coming from the micro:bit
    print(type(data))
    #Modify the data being sent and ensure that it is a string
    data = str(data)
    print(data)
    time.sleep(1)
    #Looks for a word in the data variable, I used hello
    if "Hello" in data:
        print("\n Josh smells")
        time.sleep(2)