smartcard.reader.Reader.Reader

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class Reader(object):

Known subclasses: smartcard.pcsc.PCSCReader.PCSCReader, smartcard.pyro.PyroReader.PyroReader, smartcard.pyro.server.RemoteReaderServer.RemoteReader

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Reader abstract class.

The reader class is responsible for creating connections with a card.

Method __eq__ Returns True if self==other (same name).
Method __hash__ Returns a hash value for this object (self.name is unique).
Method __init__ Constructs a new reader and store readername.
Method __repr__ Returns card reader name string for `object` calls.
Method __str__ Returns card reader name string for str(object) calls.
Method addtoreadergroup Add reader to a reader group.
Method createConnection Returns a card connection thru reader.
Method removefromreadergroup Remove reader from a reader group.
Instance Variable name Undocumented
def __eq__(self, other):

Returns True if self==other (same name).

def __hash__(self):

Returns a hash value for this object (self.name is unique).

def __init__(self, readername):
overridden in smartcard.pcsc.PCSCReader.PCSCReader, smartcard.pyro.PyroReader.PyroReader, smartcard.pyro.server.RemoteReaderServer.RemoteReader

Constructs a new reader and store readername.

def __repr__(self):

Returns card reader name string for `object` calls.

def __str__(self):

Returns card reader name string for str(object) calls.

def addtoreadergroup(self, groupname):
overridden in smartcard.pcsc.PCSCReader.PCSCReader, smartcard.pyro.PyroReader.PyroReader, smartcard.pyro.server.RemoteReaderServer.RemoteReader

Add reader to a reader group.

def createConnection(self):
overridden in smartcard.pcsc.PCSCReader.PCSCReader, smartcard.pyro.PyroReader.PyroReader, smartcard.pyro.server.RemoteReaderServer.RemoteReader

Returns a card connection thru reader.

def removefromreadergroup(self, groupname):
overridden in smartcard.pcsc.PCSCReader.PCSCReader, smartcard.pyro.PyroReader.PyroReader, smartcard.pyro.server.RemoteReaderServer.RemoteReader

Remove reader from a reader group.

name =
overridden in smartcard.pyro.PyroReader.PyroReader, smartcard.pyro.server.RemoteReaderServer.RemoteReader

Undocumented