smartcard.CardType.CardType

class documentation

class CardType:

Known subclasses: smartcard.CardType.AnyCardType, smartcard.CardType.ATRCardType

Constructor: CardType()

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Abstract base class for CardTypes.

Known subclasses: smartcard.CardType.AnyCardType smartcard.CardType.ATRCardType.

Method __init__ CardType constructor.
Method matches Returns true if atr and card connected match the CardType.
def __init__(self):
overridden in smartcard.CardType.ATRCardType

CardType constructor.

def matches(self, atr, reader=None):
overridden in smartcard.CardType.AnyCardType, smartcard.CardType.ATRCardType

Returns true if atr and card connected match the CardType.

Parameters
atrthe atr to check for matching
reader

the reader (optional); default is None

The reader can be used in some subclasses to do advanced matching that require connecting to the card.