Package smartcard :: Class Session

Class Session

The Session object enables programmers to transmit APDU to smartcards.

This is an example of use of the Session object:

import smartcard reader=smartcard.listReaders() s = smartcard.Session(reader[0]) SELECT = [0xA0, 0xA4, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02] DF_TELECOM = [0x7F, 0x10] data, sw1, sw2 = s.sendCommandAPDU(SELECT+DF_TELECOM) print(data, sw1, sw2) s.close() print(`s`)

Instance Methods

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__init__(self, readerName=None, cardServiceClass=None)
Session constructor.

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__repr__(self)
Returns a string representation of the session.

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close(self)
Close the smartcard session.

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getATR(self)
Returns the ATR of the connected card.

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sendCommandAPDU(self, command)
Send an APDU command to the connected smartcard.

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