smartcard.CardRequest.CardRequest

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class CardRequest:

A CardRequest is used for waitForCard() invocations and specifies what kind of smart card an application is waited for.

Method	`__enter__`	Enter the runtime context.
Method	`__exit__`	Exit the runtime context and release the PC/SC context.
Method	`__init__`	Construct new CardRequest.
Method	`getReaders`	Returns the list or readers on which to wait for cards.
Method	`waitforcard`	Wait for card insertion and returns a card service.
Method	`waitforcardevent`	Wait for card insertion or removal.
Instance Variable	`pcsccardrequest`	Undocumented

def __enter__(self): ¶

Enter the runtime context.

def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback): ¶

Exit the runtime context and release the PC/SC context.

def __init__(self, newcardonly=False, readers=None, cardType=None, cardServiceClass=None, timeout=1): ¶

Construct new CardRequest.

Parameters
newcardonly	if True, request a new card default is False, i.e. accepts cards already inserted
readers	the list of readers to consider for requesting a card default is to consider all readers
cardType	the `smartcard.CardType.CardType` to wait for; default is `smartcard.CardType.AnyCardType`, i.e. the request will succeed with any card
cardServiceClass	the specific card service class to create and bind to the card default is to create and bind a `smartcard.PassThruCardService`
timeout	the time in seconds we are ready to wait for connecting to the requested card. default is to wait one second to wait forever, set timeout to None

def getReaders(self): ¶

Returns the list or readers on which to wait for cards.

def waitforcard(self): ¶

Wait for card insertion and returns a card service.

def waitforcardevent(self): ¶

Wait for card insertion or removal.

pcsccardrequest = ¶

Undocumented