smartcard.CardType.CardType

class documentation

class CardType(object):

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

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Abstract base class for CardTypes.

Known sub-classes: 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.AnyCardType, 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 chek for matching
reader

the reader (optional); default is None

The reader can be use in some sub-classes to do advanced matching that require connecting to the card.