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41. Undocumented Modules
Heres a quick listing of modules that are currently undocumented, but that should be documented. Feel free to contribute documentation for them! (Send via email to docs@python.org.)
The idea and original contents for this chapter were taken from a posting by Fredrik Lundh; the specific contents of this chapter have been substantially revised.
41.1. Miscellaneous useful utilities
Some of these are very old and/or not very robust; marked with hmm.
ihooksImport hook support (for
rexec; may become obsolete). Removed in Python 3.x.
41.2. Platform specific modules
These modules are used to implement the os.path module, and are not
documented beyond this mention. Theres little need to document these.
ntpathImplementation of
os.pathon Win32, Win64, WinCE, and OS/2 platforms.posixpathImplementation of
os.pathon POSIX.bsddb185Backwards compatibility module for systems which still use the Berkeley DB 1.85 module. It is normally only available on certain BSD Unix-based systems. It should never be used directly.
41.3. Multimedia
audiodevPlatform-independent API for playing audio data. Removed in Python 3.x.
linuxaudiodevPlay audio data on the Linux audio device. Replaced in Python 2.3 by the
ossaudiodevmodule. Removed in Python 3.x.sunaudioInterpret Sun audio headers (may become obsolete or a tool/demo). Removed in Python 3.x.
toaiffConvert arbitrary sound files to AIFF files; should probably become a tool or demo. Requires the external program sox. Removed in Python 3.x.
41.4. Undocumented Mac OS modules
41.4.1. applesingle AppleSingle decoder
Deprecated since version 2.6.
41.4.2. buildtools Helper module for BuildApplet and Friends
Deprecated since version 2.4.
41.4.3. cfmfile Code Fragment Resource module
cfmfile is a module that understands Code Fragments and the accompanying
cfrg resources. It can parse them and merge them, and is used by
BuildApplication to combine all plugin modules to a single executable.
Deprecated since version 2.4.
41.4.4. icopen Internet Config replacement for open()
Importing icopen will replace the built-in open() with a version
that uses Internet Config to set file type and creator for new files.
Deprecated since version 2.6.
41.4.5. macerrors Mac OS Errors
macerrors contains constant definitions for many Mac OS error codes.
Deprecated since version 2.6.
41.4.6. macresource Locate script resources
macresource helps scripts finding their resources, such as dialogs and
menus, without requiring special case code for when the script is run under
MacPython, as a MacPython applet or under OSX Python.
Deprecated since version 2.6.
41.4.8. PixMapWrapper Wrapper for PixMap objects
PixMapWrapper wraps a PixMap object with a Python object that allows
access to the fields by name. It also has methods to convert to and from
PIL images.
Deprecated since version 2.6.
41.4.9. videoreader Read QuickTime movies
videoreader reads and decodes QuickTime movies and passes a stream of
images to your program. It also provides some support for audio tracks.
Deprecated since version 2.6.
41.5. Obsolete
These modules are not normally available for import; additional work must be done to make them available.
These extension modules written in C are not built by default. Under Unix, these
must be enabled by uncommenting the appropriate lines in Modules/Setup
in the build tree and either rebuilding Python if the modules are statically
linked, or building and installing the shared object if using dynamically-loaded
extensions.
timingMeasure time intervals to high resolution (use
time.clock()instead). Removed in Python 3.x.