Reading a DIP switch on the RPI

rpidipreader.sh

#!/usr/bin/env python

import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
import time

# use P1 header pin numbering convention
GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BOARD)

# Config
pins = [3,5,7,8,10,11,12] 

# GPIO Setup
for pin in pins:
    GPIO.setup(pin, GPIO.IN, pull_up_down=GPIO.PUD_UP)

# Wait
time.sleep(0.03)

i = 1
# lazy not bit smashing
output = ''
for pin in pins:
    # inverted
    if not GPIO.input(pin):
        output += '1' 
    else:
        output += '0' 
    i += 1

# reverse the output string
output = output[::-1];
print int(output, 2)