pyprocdev._pyprocdev module

Pyprocdev main class.

class pyprocdev._pyprocdev.ProcDev(filepath='/proc/devices')

Bases: object

Main class for /proc/devices data.

drivers(device_type)

The drivers for device_type.

Parameters:device_type (DeviceType) – the device type Returns:the names of drivers for this device type Return type:set of str Raises ProcDevValueError:  on bad device_type

get_driver(device_type, major_number)

Get the driver name for major_number.

Parameters:

• device_type (DeviceType) – the device type
• major_number (int) – the major number

Returns:

the drive name for this major number or None if none

Return type:

str

Raises ProcDevValueError:  

for bad device type or major number

get_majors(device_type, driver)

Get the major numbers for driver.

Parameters:

• device_type (DeviceType) – the device type
• driver (str) – the name of the driver

Returns:

the set of major numbers corresponding to this driver

Return type:

sorted list of int

Raises ProcDevValueError:  

for a bad device type or driver

majors(device_type)

The major numbers for device_type.

Parameters:device_type (DeviceType) – the device type Returns:a sorted list of major numbers Return type:list of int Raises ProcDevValueError:  on bad device_type