smartcard.AbstractCardRequest.AbstractCardRequest

Class AbstractCardRequest

The base class for xxxCardRequest classes.

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

Known subclasses: smartcard.pcsc.PCSCCardRequest

Instance Methods

__init__(self, newcardonly=False, readers=None, cardType=None, cardServiceClass=None, timeout=1)
Construct new CardRequest.

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getReaders(self)
Returns the list or readers on which to wait for cards.

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waitforcard(self)
Wait for card insertion and returns a card service.

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waitforcardevent(self)
Wait for card insertion or removal.

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Inherited from object: __delattr__, __format__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __repr__, __setattr__, __sizeof__, __str__, __subclasshook__

Properties

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Inherited from object: __class__

init(self, newcardonly=False, readers=None, cardType=None, cardServiceClass=None, timeout=1)
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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

Overrides: object.__init__

Class AbstractCardRequest

__init__(self, newcardonly=False, readers=None, cardType=None, cardServiceClass=None, timeout=1) (Constructor)

init(self, newcardonly=False, readers=None, cardType=None, cardServiceClass=None, timeout=1)
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