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How do I Check a Folder's 'hidden' Attribute in Python?

I am working on a load/save module (a GUI written in Python) that will be used with and imported to future programs. My operating system is Windows 10. The problem I've run into is that my get_folders() method is grabbing ALL folder names, including ones that I would rather ignore, such as system folders and hidden folders (best seen on the c-drive).
I have a work around using a hard-coded exclusion list. But this only works for folders already on the list, not for hidden folders that my wizard may come across in the future. I would like to exclude ALL folders that have their 'hidden' attribute set. I would like to avoid methods that require installing new libraries that would have to be re-installed whenever I wipe my system. Also, if the solution is non-Windows specific, yet will work with Windows 10, all the better.
I have searched SO and the web for an answer but have come up empty. The closest I have found is contained in Answer #4 of this thread: Check for a folder, then create a hidden folder in Python, which shows how to set the hidden attribute when creating a new directory, but not how to read the hidden attribute of an existing directory.
Here is my Question: Does anyone know of a way to check if a folder's 'hidden' attribute is set, using either native python, pygame, or os. commands? Or, lacking a native answer, I would accept an imported method from a library that achieves my goal.
The following program demonstrates my get_folders() method, and shows the issue at hand:
# Written for Windows 10
import os
import win32gui
CLS = lambda :os.system('cls||echo -e \\\\033c') # Clear-Command-Console function
def get_folders(path = -1, exclude_list = -1):
if path == -1: path = os.getcwd()
if exclude_list == -1: exclude_list = ["Config.Msi","Documents and Settings","System Volume Information","Recovery","ProgramData"]
dir_list = [entry.name for entry in os.scandir(path) if entry.is_dir()] if exclude_list == [] else\
[entry.name for entry in os.scandir(path) if entry.is_dir() and '$' not in entry.name and entry.name not in exclude_list]
return dir_list
def main():
HWND = win32gui.GetForegroundWindow() # Get Command Console Handle.
win32gui.MoveWindow(HWND,100,50,650,750,False) # Size and Position Command Console.
CLS() # Clear Console Screen.
print(''.join(['\n','Folder Names'.center(50),'\n ',('-'*50).center(50)]))
# Example 1: Current Working Directory
dirs = get_folders() # Get folder names in current directory (uses exclude list.)
for elm in dirs:print(' ',elm) # Show the folder names.
print('','-'*50)
# Examle 2: C Drive, All Folders Included
dirs = get_folders('c:\\', exclude_list = []) # Get a list of folders in the root c: drive, nothing excluded.
for elm in dirs: print(' ',elm) # Show the fiolder names
print('','-'*50)
# Example 3: C Drive, Excluded Folder List Work-Around
dirs = get_folders('c:\\') # Get a list of folders in the root c: drive, excluding sytem dirs those named in the exclude_list.
for elm in dirs:print(' ',elm) # Show the folder names.
print("\n Question: Is there a way to identify folders that have the 'hidden' attribute\n\t set to True, rather than using a hard-coded exclusion list?",end='\n\n' )
# ==========================
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
input(' Press [Enter] to Quit: ')
CLS()

Here is my revised get_folders() method, with thanks to Alexander.
# Written for Windows 10
# key portions of this code borrowed from:
# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40367961/how-to-read-or-write-the-a-s-h-r-i-file-attributes-on-windows-using-python-and-c/40372658#40372658
# with thanks to Alexander Goryushkin.
import os
from os import scandir, stat
from stat import (
FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE as A,
FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SYSTEM as S,
FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN as H,
FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY as R,
FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NOT_CONTENT_INDEXED as I
)
from ctypes import WinDLL, WinError, get_last_error
import win32gui
CLS = lambda :os.system('cls||echo -e \\\\033c') # Clear-Command-Console function
def read_or_write_attribs(kernel32, entry, a=None, s=None, h=None, r=None, i=None, update=False):
# Get the file attributes as an integer.
if not update: attrs = entry.stat(follow_symlinks=False).st_file_attributes# Fast because we access the stats from the entry
else:
# Notice that this will raise a "WinError: Access denied" on some entries,
# for example C:\System Volume Information\
attrs = stat(entry.path, follow_symlinks=False).st_file_attributes
# A bit slower because we re-read the stats from the file path.
# Construct the new attributes
newattrs = attrs
def setattrib(attr, value):
nonlocal newattrs
# Use '{0:032b}'.format(number) to understand what this does.
if value is True: newattrs = newattrs | attr
elif value is False:
newattrs = newattrs & ~attr
setattrib(A, a)
setattrib(S, s)
setattrib(H, h)
setattrib(R, r)
setattrib(I, i if i is None else not i) # Because this attribute is True when the file is _not_ indexed
# Optional add more attributes here.
# See https://docs.python.org/3/library/stat.html#stat.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE
# Write the new attributes if they changed
if newattrs != attrs:
if not kernel32.SetFileAttributesW(entry.path, newattrs):
raise WinError(get_last_error())
# Return an info tuple consisting of bools
return ( bool(newattrs & A),
bool(newattrs & S),
bool(newattrs & H),
bool(newattrs & R),
not bool(newattrs & I) )# Because this attribute is true when the file is _not_ indexed)
# Get the file attributes as an integer.
if not update:
# Fast because we access the stats from the entry
attrs = entry.stat(follow_symlinks=False).st_file_attributes
else:
# A bit slower because we re-read the stats from the file path.
# Notice that this will raise a "WinError: Access denied" on some entries,
# for example C:\System Volume Information\
attrs = stat(entry.path, follow_symlinks=False).st_file_attributes
return dir_list
def get_folders(path = -1, show_hidden = False):
if path == -1: path = os.getcwd()
dir_list = []
kernel32 = WinDLL('kernel32', use_last_error=True)
for entry in scandir(path):
a,s,hidden,r,i = read_or_write_attribs(kernel32,entry)
if entry.is_dir() and (show_hidden or not hidden): dir_list.append(entry.name)
return dir_list
def main():
HWND = win32gui.GetForegroundWindow() # Get Command Console Handle.
win32gui.MoveWindow(HWND,100,50,650,750,False) # Size and Position Command Console.
CLS() # Clear Console Screen.
line_len = 36
# Example 1: C Drive, Exclude Hidden Folders
print(''.join(['\n','All Folders Not Hidden:'.center(line_len),'\n ',('-'*line_len).center(line_len)]))
dirs = get_folders('c:\\') # Get a list of folders on the c: drive, exclude hidden.
for elm in dirs:print(' ',elm) # Show the folder names.
print('','='*line_len)
# Examle 2: C Drive, Include Hidden Folders
print(" All Folders Including Hidden\n "+"-"*line_len)
dirs = get_folders('c:\\', show_hidden = True) # Get a list of folders on the c: drive, including hidden.
for elm in dirs: print(' ',elm) # Show the fiolder names
print('','-'*line_len)
# ==========================
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
input(' Press [Enter] to Quit: ')
CLS()

How to add Python script to registry using Ctypes and kernel32.dll

I'm trying to add my program to registry and this is my code...
def regc():
reg = windll.kernel32
print(reg)
hkey = 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER'
lsubkey = 'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
reserved = 0
flag = 'REG_OPTION_BACKUP_RESTORE'
samdesired = 'KEY_ALL_ACCESS'
ipsec = None
handle = reg.RegCreateKeyExA(hkey, lsubkey, reserved, flag, samdesired, ipsec, None)
Its not giving me any errors but it still isn't creating a new key in registry. What am I doing wrong?

To use ctypes correctly, define .argtypes and .restype to do error checking of your parameters. Many of the types used are wrong. hkey, flag, and samdesired are not strings, for example. The return value is not a handle, but a status. The return value is an output parameter (pkhResult in the docs). You must read the documentation and examine the header files of all the variable definitions carefully.
Also, in Python 3 strings are Unicode, so use the W form of Windows APIs to accept Unicode strings. Use raw strings (r'...') for the subkey since it contains backslashes that could be interpreted as escape codes.
Here's a working example:
from ctypes import *
from ctypes import wintypes as w
# Values found from reading RegCreateKeyExW documentation,
# using Go To Definition on the types in Visual Studio,
# and printing constants in a C program, e.g. printf("%lx\n",KEY_ALL_ACCESS);
HKEY = c_void_p
PHKEY = POINTER(HKEY)
REGSAM = w.DWORD
LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES = c_void_p
LSTATUS = w.LONG
# Disposition values
REG_CREATED_NEW_KEY = 0x00000001
REG_OPENED_EXISTING_KEY = 0x00000002
ERROR_SUCCESS = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER = c_void_p(0x80000001)
REG_OPTION_NON_VOLATILE = 0
KEY_ALL_ACCESS = 0x000F003F
dll = WinDLL('kernel32')
dll.RegCreateKeyExW.argtypes = HKEY,w.LPCWSTR,w.DWORD,w.LPWSTR,w.DWORD,REGSAM,LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES,PHKEY,w.LPDWORD
dll.RegCreateKeyExW.restype = LSTATUS
hkey = HKEY_CURRENT_USER
lsubkey = r'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
options = REG_OPTION_NON_VOLATILE
samdesired = KEY_ALL_ACCESS
# Storage for output parameters...pass by reference.
handle = HKEY()
disp = w.DWORD()
status = dll.RegCreateKeyExW(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, lsubkey, 0, None, options, samdesired, None, byref(handle), byref(disp))
if status == ERROR_SUCCESS:
print(f'{disp=} {handle=}')
Output:
disp=c_ulong(2) handle=c_void_p(3460)
The disposition value of 2 indicates the key already exists (REG_OPENED_EXISTING_KEY).
You could also install pywin32 and use win32api.RegCreateKey or win32api.RegCreateKeyEx where all the work is already done for you.

VerQueryValueW issue python 3

I'm trying to get version of files through GetFileVersionInfoSizeW and VerQueryValueW. I got partial of the version printed out but not the entire thing. It also has some weird spaces between each character of the file version. Anyone has an idea what is wrong with it?
My guess is it is related to the Unicode interpretation of python3 since I had to change the GetFileVersionInfoSizeW and VerQueryValueW from the original GetFileVersionInfoSizeA and VerQueryValueA that ran normally in python2 (https://stackoverflow.com/a/38924793/7144869).
import array
from ctypes import *
def get_file_info(filename):
"""
Extract information from a file.
"""
# Get size needed for buffer (0 if no info)
size = windll.version.GetFileVersionInfoSizeW(filename, None)
# If no info in file -> empty string
if not size:
return 'Failed'
# Create buffer
res = create_string_buffer(size)
# Load file informations into buffer res
windll.version.GetFileVersionInfoW(filename, None, size, res)
r = c_uint()
l = c_uint()
# Look for codepages
windll.version.VerQueryValueW(res, '\\VarFileInfo\\Translation',
byref(r), byref(l))
# If no codepage -> empty string
if not l.value:
return ''
# Take the first codepage (what else ?)
codepages = array.array('H', string_at(r.value, l.value))
codepage = tuple(codepages[:2].tolist())
# Extract information
windll.version.VerQueryValueW(res, ('\\StringFileInfo\\%04x%04x\\'
+ 'FileVersion') % codepage, byref(r), byref(l))
return string_at(r.value, l.value)
print (get_file_info(r'C:\WINDOWS\system32\calc.exe').decode())

The functions return what Microsoft calls "Unicode" strings, but it is really encoded UTF-16LE that ctypes.wstring can convert. l.value is a count of UTF16 characters, not bytes, so use the following to decode it properly. You won't need to .decode() the result as you are doing now.
return wstring_at(r.value, l.value)
Here's my working code:
from ctypes import *
from ctypes import wintypes as w
ver = WinDLL('version')
ver.GetFileVersionInfoSizeW.argtypes = w.LPCWSTR, w.LPDWORD
ver.GetFileVersionInfoSizeW.restype = w.DWORD
ver.GetFileVersionInfoW.argtypes = w.LPCWSTR, w.DWORD, w.DWORD, w.LPVOID
ver.GetFileVersionInfoW.restype = w.BOOL
ver.VerQueryValueW.argtypes = w.LPCVOID, w.LPCWSTR, POINTER(w.LPVOID), w.PUINT
ver.VerQueryValueW.restype = w.BOOL
def get_file_info(filename):
size = ver.GetFileVersionInfoSizeW(filename, None)
if not size:
raise RuntimeError('version info not found')
res = create_string_buffer(size)
if not ver.GetFileVersionInfoW(filename, 0, size, res):
raise RuntimeError('GetFileVersionInfoW failed')
buf = w.LPVOID()
length = w.UINT()
# Look for codepages
if not ver.VerQueryValueW(res, r'\VarFileInfo\Translation', byref(buf), byref(length)):
raise RuntimeError('VerQueryValueW failed to find translation')
if length.value == 0:
raise RuntimeError('no code pages')
codepages = array.array('H', string_at(buf.value, length.value))
codepage = tuple(codepages[:2])
# Extract information
if not ver.VerQueryValueW(res, rf'\StringFileInfo\{codepage[0]:04x}{codepage[1]:04x}\FileVersion', byref(buf), byref(length)):
raise RuntimeError('VerQueryValueW failed to find file version')
return wstring_at(buf.value,length.value)
print(get_file_info(r'c:\windows\system32\calc.exe'))
Output:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

LibreOffice - How to create a file dialog via python macro?

I'd like to know if it's possible to create a standard file dialog to save a pdf via a python macro. I've tried to write some code based on this outdated documentation: wiki.openoffice.org but LibreOffice crashes after execution:
import os
import uno
import sys
import traceback
from com.sun.star.ui.dialogs.TemplateDescription import FILESAVE_SIMPLE
def file_dialog():
try:
oCtx = uno.getComponentContext()
oServiceManager = oCtx.getServiceManager()
oFilePicker = oServiceManager.createInstanceWithArgumentsAndContext(
'com.sun.star.ui.dialogs.FilePicker',
(FILESAVE_SIMPLE,),
oCtx
)
oFilePicker.Title = 'Export as'
#oDisp = oFilePicker.Text
oFilePicker.execute()
except:
pass
#oDisp = traceback.format_exc(sys.exc_info()[2])
At the end I need to pass the selected path to write the document, but oDisp = oFilePicker.Text returns: (<type 'exceptions.AttributeError'>. Moreover is there a way to set the file type?
Does anyone have experience with it?

I used Xray on the oFilePicker object. There are a couple of interesting methods called setCurrentFilter and appendFilterGroup. Just based on the names, they might be used to filter what file types are visible. Unfortunately I'm not sure how to use them.
Also with Xray, I determined that Text is not a method or property of the oFilePicker object. I'm not sure what the code snippet is trying to do there? If retrieve the filepath, 1) that needs to be done after the .execute and 2) the selected filepath is stored as an array of strings, so the path has to be pulled out of the array. Most of my work in OpenOffice is in StarBasic; below is a working example in Basic of printing the filepath selected by the user:
Sub TestFilePicker
oFilePickerDlg = createUnoService( "com.sun.star.ui.dialogs.FilePicker" )
oFilePickerDlg.setTitle("My test title")
If oFilePickerDlg.execute() > 0 Then
Print ConvertFromURL(oFilePickerDlg.Files(0))
End If
End Sub

Answer given and accepted (because the question was cross posted!) here:
import uno
from com.sun.star.beans import PropertyValue
#shortcut:
createUnoService = (
XSCRIPTCONTEXT
.getComponentContext()
.getServiceManager()
.createInstance
)
def pypdf_test():
desktop = XSCRIPTCONTEXT.getDesktop()
doc = desktop.getCurrentComponent()
# filter data
fdata = []
fdata1 = PropertyValue()
fdata1.Name = "SelectPdfVersion"
fdata1.Value = 1
fdata2 = PropertyValue()
fdata2.Name = "Quality"
fdata2.Value = 100
fdata.append(fdata1)
fdata.append(fdata2)
args = []
arg1 = PropertyValue()
arg1.Name = "FilterName"
arg1.Value = "writer_web_pdf_Export"
arg2 = PropertyValue()
arg2.Name = "FilterData"
arg2.Value = uno.Any("[]com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue", tuple(fdata) )
args.append(arg1)
args.append(arg2)
fileurl = FilePicker()
if fileurl:
doc.storeToURL( fileurl, tuple(args) )
def FilePicker(path=None, mode=1):
"""
Datei öffnen: `mode in (0, 6, 7, 8, 9)`
Datei Schreiben `mode in (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10)`
see: ('''http://api.libreoffice.org/docs/idl/ref/
namespacecom_1_1sun_1_1star_1_1ui_1_1
dialogs_1_1TemplateDescription.html''' )
"""
filepicker = createUnoService( "com.sun.star.ui.dialogs.OfficeFilePicker" )
if path:
filepicker.setDisplayDirectory(path )
filepicker.initialize( ( mode,) )
if filepicker.execute():
return filepicker.getFiles()[0]

Converting an UNIX python program to work in windows [closed]

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I need to make a program that drives a DYMO LabelManager PnP label printing device. DYMO provides a SDK for this purpose, but after some desperate trying, I'd say the SDK is useless. Then I found a program which is just what I need, written by a guy named S.Bronner. But the problem is that his program is made for Python in UNIX, and I would need it to work in Windows with python. So I'm asking, is there anyone who could examine this code and convert it to work in windows for me? My Python skills are not good enough to accomplish this. Here is the code which should be converted:
#!/usr/bin/env python
DEV_CLASS = 3
DEV_VENDOR = 0x0922
DEV_PRODUCT = 0x1001
DEV_NODE = None
DEV_NAME = 'Dymo LabelManager PnP'
FONT_FILENAME = '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-bitstream-vera/Vera.ttf'
FONT_SIZERATIO = 7./8
import Image
import ImageDraw
import ImageFont
import array
import fcntl
import os
import re
import struct
import subprocess
import sys
import termios
import textwrap
class DymoLabeler:
"""
Create and work with a Dymo LabelManager PnP object.
This class contains both mid-level and high-level functions. In general,
the high-level functions should be used. However, special purpose usage
may require the mid-level functions. That is why they are provided.
However, they should be well understood before use. Look at the
high-level functions for help. Each function is marked in its docstring
with 'HLF' or 'MLF' in parentheses.
"""
def __init__(self, dev):
"""Initialize the LabelManager object. (HLF)"""
self.maxBytesPerLine = 8 # 64 pixels on a 12mm-tape
self.ESC = 0x1b
self.SYN = 0x16
self.cmd = []
self.rsp = False
self.bpl = None
self.dtb = 0
if not os.access(dev, os.R_OK | os.W_OK): return False
self.dev = open(dev, 'r+')
def sendCommand(self):
"""Send the already built command to the LabelManager. (MLF)"""
if len(self.cmd) == 0: return
cmdBin = array.array('B', self.cmd)
cmdBin.tofile(self.dev)
self.cmd = []
if not self.rsp: return
self.rsp = False
rspBin = self.dev.read(8)
rsp = array.array('B', rspBin).tolist()
return rsp
def resetCommand(self):
"""Remove a partially built command. (MLF)"""
self.cmd = []
self.rsp = False
def buildCommand(self, cmd):
"""Add the next instruction to the command. (MLF)"""
self.cmd += cmd
def statusRequest(self):
"""Set instruction to get the device's status. (MLF)"""
cmd = [self.ESC, ord('A')]
self.buildCommand(cmd)
self.rsp = True
def dotTab(self, value):
"""Set the bias text height, in bytes. (MLF)"""
if value < 0 or value > self.maxBytesPerLine: raise ValueError
cmd = [self.ESC, ord('B'), value]
self.buildCommand(cmd)
self.dtb = value
self.bpl = None
def tapeColor(self, value):
"""Set the tape color. (MLF)"""
if value < 0: raise ValueError
cmd = [self.ESC, ord('C'), value]
self.buildCommand(cmd)
def bytesPerLine(self, value):
"""Set the number of bytes sent in the following lines. (MLF)"""
if value < 0 or value + self.dtb > self.maxBytesPerLine: raise ValueError
if value == self.bpl: return
cmd = [self.ESC, ord('D'), value]
self.buildCommand(cmd)
self.bpl = value
def cut(self):
"""Set instruction to trigger cutting of the tape. (MLF)"""
cmd = [self.ESC, ord('E')]
self.buildCommand(cmd)
def line(self, value):
"""Set next printed line. (MLF)"""
self.bytesPerLine(len(value))
cmd = [self.SYN] + value
self.buildCommand(cmd)
def chainMark(self):
"""Set Chain Mark. (MLF)"""
self.dotTab(0)
self.bytesPerLine(self.maxBytesPerLine)
self.line([0x99] * self.maxBytesPerLine)
def skipLines(self, value):
"""Set number of lines of white to print. (MLF)"""
if value <= 0: raise ValueError
self.bytesPerLine(0)
cmd = [self.SYN] * value
self.buildCommand(cmd)
def initLabel(self):
"""Set the label initialization sequence. (MLF)"""
cmd = [0x00] * 8
self.buildCommand(cmd)
def getStatus(self):
"""Ask for and return the device's status. (HLF)"""
self.statusRequest()
rsp = self.sendCommand()
print rsp
def printLabel(self, lines, dotTab):
"""Print the label described by lines. (HLF)"""
self.initLabel
self.tapeColor(0)
self.dotTab(dotTab)
for line in lines:
self.line(line)
self.skipLines(56) # advance printed matter past cutter
self.skipLines(56) # add symmetric margin
self.statusRequest()
rsp = self.sendCommand()
print rsp
def die(message=None):
if message: print >> sys.stderr, message
sys.exit(1)
def pprint(par, fd=sys.stdout):
rows, columns = struct.unpack('HH', fcntl.ioctl(sys.stderr, termios.TIOCGWINSZ, struct.pack('HH', 0, 0)))
print >> fd, textwrap.fill(par, columns)
def getDeviceFile(classID, vendorID, productID):
# find file containing the device's major and minor numbers
searchdir = '/sys/bus/hid/devices'
pattern = '^%04d:%04X:%04X.[0-9A-F]{4}$' % (classID, vendorID, productID)
deviceCandidates = os.listdir(searchdir)
foundpath = None
for devname in deviceCandidates:
if re.match(pattern, devname):
foundpath = os.path.join(searchdir, devname)
break
if not foundpath: return
searchdir = os.path.join(foundpath, 'hidraw')
devname = os.listdir(searchdir)[0]
foundpath = os.path.join(searchdir, devname)
filepath = os.path.join(foundpath, 'dev')
# get the major and minor numbers
f = open(filepath, 'r')
devnums = [int(n) for n in f.readline().strip().split(':')]
f.close()
devnum = os.makedev(devnums[0], devnums[1])
# check if a symlink with the major and minor numbers is available
filepath = '/dev/char/%d:%d' % (devnums[0], devnums[1])
if os.path.exists(filepath):
return os.path.realpath(filepath)
# check if the relevant sysfs path component matches a file name in
# /dev, that has the proper major and minor numbers
filepath = os.path.join('/dev', devname)
if os.stat(filepath).st_rdev == devnum:
return filepath
# search for a device file with the proper major and minor numbers
for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk('/dev'):
for filename in filenames:
filepath = os.path.join(dirpath, filename)
if os.stat(filepath).st_rdev == devnum:
return filepath
def access_error(dev):
pprint('You do not have sufficient access to the device file %s:' % dev, sys.stderr)
subprocess.call(['ls', '-l', dev], stdout=sys.stderr)
print >> sys.stderr
pprint('You probably want to add a rule in /etc/udev/rules.d along the following lines:', sys.stderr)
print >> sys.stderr, ' SUBSYSTEM=="hidraw", \\'
print >> sys.stderr, ' ACTION=="add", \\'
print >> sys.stderr, ' DEVPATH=="/devices/pci[0-9]*/usb[0-9]*/0003:0922:1001.*/hidraw/hidraw0", \\'
print >> sys.stderr, ' GROUP="plugdev"'
print >> sys.stderr
pprint('Following that, turn off your device and back on again to activate the new permissions.', sys.stderr)
# get device file name
if not DEV_NODE:
dev = getDeviceFile(DEV_CLASS, DEV_VENDOR, DEV_PRODUCT)
else:
dev = DEV_NODE
if not dev: die("The device '%s' could not be found on this system." % DEV_NAME)
# create dymo labeler object
lm = DymoLabeler(dev)
if not lm: die(access_error(dev))
# check for any text specified on the command line
labeltext = [arg.decode(sys.stdin.encoding) for arg in sys.argv[1:]]
if len(labeltext) == 0: die("No label text was specified.")
# create an empty label image
labelheight = lm.maxBytesPerLine * 8
lineheight = float(labelheight) / len(labeltext)
fontsize = int(round(lineheight * FONT_SIZERATIO))
font = ImageFont.truetype(FONT_FILENAME, fontsize)
labelwidth = max(font.getsize(line)[0] for line in labeltext)
labelbitmap = Image.new('1', (labelwidth, labelheight))
# write the text into the empty image
labeldraw = ImageDraw.Draw(labelbitmap)
for i, line in enumerate(labeltext):
lineposition = int(round(i * lineheight))
labeldraw.text((0, lineposition), line, font=font, fill=255)
del labeldraw
# convert the image to the proper matrix for the dymo labeler object
labelrotated = labelbitmap.transpose(Image.ROTATE_270)
labelstream = labelrotated.tostring()
labelstreamrowlength = labelheight/8 + (1 if labelheight%8 != 0 else 0)
if len(labelstream)/labelstreamrowlength != labelwidth: die('An internal problem was encountered while processing the label bitmap!')
labelrows = [labelstream[i:i+labelstreamrowlength] for i in range(0, len(labelstream), labelstreamrowlength)]
labelmatrix = [array.array('B', labelrow).tolist() for labelrow in labelrows]
# optimize the matrix for the dymo label printer
dottab = 0
while max(line[0] for line in labelmatrix) == 0:
labelmatrix = [line[1:] for line in labelmatrix]
dottab += 1
for line in labelmatrix:
while len(line) > 0 and line[-1] == 0:
del line[-1]
# print the label
lm.printLabel(labelmatrix, dottab)

FONT_FILENAME = '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-bitstream-vera/Vera.ttf'
// should be changed to path to the font on your system
won't work because of filesystem differences.
searchdir = '/sys/bus/hid/devices'
// take a look at "pywinusb" library (?)
won't work either, you have to get the devices in a different way. Not sure from where though. The same problem is
filepath = '/dev/char/%d:%d' % (devnums[0], devnums[1])
this isn't accessible in Windows and you have to do in a different way.
Besides that everything else looks OS independent. If you have any errors after fixing previous 3 problems, then edit them into your question please.