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\chapter{Macintosh Specific Services}
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The modules in this chapter are available on the Apple Macintosh only.
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Aside from the modules described here there are also interfaces to
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various MacOS toolboxes, which are currently not extensively
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described. The toolboxes for which modules exist are:
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\code{AE} (Apple Events),
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\code{Cm} (Component Manager),
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\code{Ctl} (Control Manager),
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\code{Dlg} (Dialog Manager),
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\code{Evt} (Event Manager),
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\code{Fm} (Font Manager),
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\code{List} (List Manager),
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\code{Menu} (Moenu Manager),
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\code{Qd} (QuickDraw),
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\code{Qt} (QuickTime),
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\code{Res} (Resource Manager and Handles),
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\code{Scrap} (Scrap Manager),
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\code{Snd} (Sound Manager),
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\code{TE} (TextEdit),
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\code{Waste} (non-Apple TextEdit replacement) and
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\code{Win} (Window Manager).
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If applicable the module will define a number of Python objects for
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the various structures declared by the toolbox, and operations will be
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implemented as methods of the object. Other operations will be
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implemented as functions in the module. Not all operations possible in
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C will also be possible in Python (callbacks are often a problem), and
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parameters will occasionally be different in Python (input and output
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buffers, especially). All methods and functions have a \code{__doc__}
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string describing their arguments and return values, and for
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additional description you are referred to Inside Mac or similar
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works.
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\section{Built-in Module \sectcode{mac}}
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\bimodindex{mac}
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This module provides a subset of the operating system dependent
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functionality provided by the optional built-in module \code{posix}.
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It is best accessed through the more portable standard module
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\code{os}.
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The following functions are available in this module:
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\code{chdir},
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\code{close},
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\code{dup},
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\code{fdopen},
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\code{getcwd},
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\code{lseek},
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\code{listdir},
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\code{mkdir},
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\code{open},
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\code{read},
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\code{rename},
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\code{rmdir},
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\code{stat},
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\code{sync},
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\code{unlink},
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\code{write},
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as well as the exception \code{error}.
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\section{Standard Module \sectcode{macpath}}
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\stmodindex{macpath}
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This module provides a subset of the pathname manipulation functions
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available from the optional standard module \code{posixpath}. It is
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best accessed through the more portable standard module \code{os}, as
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\code{os.path}.
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The following functions are available in this module:
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\code{normcase},
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\code{normpath},
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\code{isabs},
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\code{join},
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\code{split},
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\code{isdir},
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\code{isfile},
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\code{walk},
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\code{exists}.
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For other functions available in \code{posixpath} dummy counterparts
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are available.
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