[amreuland]

Since you are using python, you can use a NetTables implementation.
I found that Team 3574's try at it is pretty good.
https://github.com/Team3574/2013Visi...c/nt_client.py

To set values in python:

from nt_client import NetworkTableClient

nt = NetworkTableClient("Team Number")
nt.setValue("key name", data) # Data can be number, string, boolean

To get values in python:

value = nt.getValue("key name")

To get the value in java:

import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.networktables.NetworkTable;

NetworkTable table = NetworkTable.getTable("Table Name");
table.putNumber("key name", double);
table.putBoolean("key name", boolean);
table.putString("key name", String);

To set values:

double number = table.getNumber("key name");
boolean bool = table.getBoolean("key name");
String str = table.getString("key name");