NFC Reader Initialization and Activation Check

This function initializes an NFC reader and checks if it is ready for use. It accepts an instance of the NFC reader as a parameter, and returns True if the initialization is successful and the reader is activated, otherwise it returns False.

Technology Stack : PyNFC

Code Type : Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
def nfc_reader_init(reader):
    """
    Initialize an NFC reader and check if it's ready for use.

    Args:
        reader (pyNFC.nfc.pyNFC): An instance of the NFC reader.

    Returns:
        bool: True if the reader is initialized successfully, False otherwise.
    """
    reader.init()
    if reader.activated:
        return True
    else:
        return False