[Python] Bluetooth communication between Arduino and PyBluez

I am trying to establish bluetooth communication between an Arduino Uno board (with a bluetooth shield) and my Linux OS, using Python PyBluez.

I've successfully paired my laptop to the Uno. I'm able to connect to the board, however the board is not reading the data being sent nor is it able to send data.

Here is the Arduino Sketch

#include <SoftwareSerial.h>

#define RxD 0 //receive data on digital 0
#define TxD 1 //transmit on digital 1

SoftwareSerial blueToothSerial(RxD, TxD);
int counter = 0;
int incoming;
void setup(void){
Serial.begin(9600);
//pinMode(RxD,INPUT);
//pinMode(TxD,OUTPUT);
setupBlueToothConnection();
}

void setupBlueToothConnection(){
blueToothSerial.begin(19200);
blueToothSerial.print("\r\n+STWMOD=0\r\n"); //set the bluetooth work in slave mode
blueToothSerial.print("\r\n+STNA=SeeedBTSlave\r\n"); //set the bluetooth name as "SeeedBTSlave"
blueToothSerial.print("\r\n+STOAUT=1\r\n"); // Permit Paired device to connect me
//blueToothSerial.print("\r\n+STAUTO=0\r\n"); // Auto-connection should be forbidden here
delay(2000); // This delay is required.
blueToothSerial.print("\r\n+INQ=1\r\n"); //make the slave bluetooth inquirable
Serial.println("The slave bluetooth is inquirable!");
delay(2000); // This delay is required.
blueToothSerial.flush();
}

void loop(){
if(blueToothSerial.available())
Serial.println(blueToothSerial.read());
blueToothSerial.write('x');
}


And my Python Module:

import bluetooth
import sys
bd_addr = "00:12:10:23:10:18" #itade address

port = 1
sock=bluetooth.BluetoothSocket( bluetooth.RFCOMM )
sock.connect((bd_addr, port))
print 'Connected'
sock.settimeout(1.0)
sock.send("x")
print 'Sent data'

data = sock.recv(1)
print 'received [%s]'%data

sock.close()


I have Arduino IDE 1.0.4, my laptop is running Ubuntu 11.10

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