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https://github.com/szhu/osx-pyutils
Access certain Mac OS features from Python.
https://github.com/szhu/osx-pyutils
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Access certain Mac OS features from Python.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/szhu/osx-pyutils
- Owner: szhu
- Created: 2013-09-04T07:17:56.000Z (over 11 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2014-04-07T01:21:42.000Z (over 10 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-04-11T15:52:54.705Z (9 months ago)
- Language: Python
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- Size: 141 KB
- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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osx-pyutils
===========
This module contains Python interfaces to some command-line programs that come with Mac OS:
* `osx_keychain` uses [`security`][] to manipulate keychains
* `osx_pboard` uses [`pbcopy`][] and [`pbpaste`][] to manipulate the clipboard
* `osx_defaults` uses [`defaults`][] to manipulate preferences
Most of these features are also accessible via [PyObjC][], which takes some time to import. `osx-pyutils` is designed to be used by shell scripts that live for much shorter than that by working with the already-compiled tools. `osx-pyutils` can also be used as convenience functions for those who don't want to directly deal with spawning new processes.
This project is currently alpha-quality work and welcomes PRs. Please contribute if you can!
[PyObjC]: https://pythonhosted.org/pyobjc/
[`security`]: https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/Documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/security.1.html
[`pbcopy`]: https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/Documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/pbcopy.1.html
[`pbpaste`]: https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/Documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/pbpaste.1.html
[`defaults`]: https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/Documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/defaults.1.html
osx_keychain.py
-------
>>> import osx_keychain
>>> d = osx_keychain.Domain('example.com')
>>> d.find_password('interestinglythere')
Traceback (most recent call last):
PasswordNotFoundError: security: SecKeychainSearchCopyNext: The specified item could not be found in the keychain.
>>> d.add_password('interestinglythere', 'correct horse battery staple')
>>> d.find_password('interestinglythere')
'correct horse battery staple'
>>> d.delete_password('interestinglythere')
>>> d.find_password('interestinglythere')
Traceback (most recent call last):
PasswordNotFoundError: security: SecKeychainSearchCopyNext: The specified item could not be found in the keychain.
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