Mac OS Toolbox Modules¶There are a set of modules that provide interfaces to various Mac OS toolboxes. If applicable the module will define a number of Python objects for the various structures declared by the toolbox, and operations will be implemented as methods of the object. Other operations will be implemented as functions in the module. Not all operations possible in C will also be possible in Python (callbacks are often a problem), and parameters will occasionally be different in Python (input and output buffers, especially). All methods and functions have a __doc__ string describing their arguments and return values, and for additional description you are referred to Inside Macintosh or similar works. These modules all live in a package called Carbon. Despite that name they are not all part of the Carbon framework: CF is really in the CoreFoundation framework and Qt is in the QuickTime framework. The normal use pattern is from Carbon import AE
Warning The Carbon modules are removed in 3.0. Carbon.AE — Apple Events¶Platforms: Mac Carbon.AH — Apple Help¶Platforms: Mac Carbon.App — Appearance Manager¶Platforms: Mac Carbon.CF — Core Foundation¶Platforms: Mac The CFBase, CFArray, CFData, CFDictionary, CFString and CFURL objects are supported, some only partially. Carbon.CG — Core Graphics¶Platforms: Mac Carbon.CarbonEvt — Carbon Event Manager¶Platforms: Mac Carbon.Cm — Component Manager¶Platforms: Mac Carbon.Ctl — Control Manager¶Platforms: Mac Carbon.Dlg — Dialog Manager¶Platforms: Mac Carbon.Evt — Event Manager¶Platforms: Mac Carbon.Fm — Font Manager¶Platforms: Mac Carbon.Folder — Folder Manager¶Platforms: Mac Carbon.Help — Help Manager¶Platforms: Mac Carbon.List — List Manager¶Platforms: Mac Carbon.Menu — Menu Manager¶Platforms: Mac Carbon.Mlte — MultiLingual Text Editor¶Platforms: Mac Carbon.Qd — QuickDraw¶Platforms: Mac Carbon.Qdoffs — QuickDraw Offscreen¶Platforms: Mac Carbon.Qt — QuickTime¶Platforms: Mac Carbon.Res — Resource Manager and Handles¶Platforms: Mac Carbon.Scrap — Scrap Manager¶Platforms: Mac This module is only fully available on Mac OS 9 and earlier under classic PPC MacPython. Very limited functionality is available under Carbon MacPython. The Scrap Manager supports the simplest form of cut & paste operations on the Macintosh. It can be use for both inter- and intra-application clipboard operations. The Scrap module provides low-level access to the functions of the Scrap Manager. It contains the following functions:
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Carbon.Snd — Sound Manager¶Platforms: Mac Carbon.TE — TextEdit¶Platforms: Mac Carbon.Win — Window Manager¶Platforms: Mac |