Hey,
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<br />Just to say, I think this is mainly related to Lin-Audio-Dev, so I wont be sending to lin-user in furthur replies..
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<br />And on the topic for a second, python bindings exist for MidiDings, a module that can use both AlsaSeq & Jack Midi.
<br />I have a very limited amound of experince with it, as i found the AlsaSeq python package to be much simpler to use. 
<br />(It does however not support Jack Midi.)  Might i suggest to use AlsaSeq first if this is your first Python/Midi project,
<br />despite there only being a few demos/tutorials for AlsaSeq, its a great way to get acces to the Alsa Sequencer.
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<br />AlsaSeq also has a &quot;Helper-Module&quot;, called alsamidi, which helps creating messages in a generic & easy way without
<br />getting your hands dirty in Midi bytes, commands & the likes. (it comes with the AlsaSeq tarball, so you&#39;ll get it automatically.)
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<br />Cheers, -Harry