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Mac OS X specific services<a class="headerlink" href="#mac-os-x-specific-services" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1> <p>This chapter describes modules that are only available on the Mac OS X platform.</p> <p>See the chapters <a class="reference internal" href="macosa.html#mac-scripting"><em>MacPython OSA Modules</em></a> and <a class="reference internal" href="undoc.html#undoc-mac-modules"><em>Undocumented Mac OS modules</em></a> for more modules, and the HOWTO <a class="reference internal" href="../using/mac.html#using-on-mac"><em>Using Python on a Macintosh</em></a> for a general introduction to Mac-specific Python programming.</p> <div class="admonition note"> <p class="first admonition-title">Note</p> <p class="last">Most of the OS X APIs that these modules use are deprecated or removed in recent versions of OS X. Many are not available when Python is executing in 64-bit mode. These modules have been removed in Python 3. You should avoid using them in Python 2.</p> </div> <div class="toctree-wrapper compound"> <ul> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="ic.html">36.1. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">ic</span></tt> — Access to the Mac OS X Internet Config</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ic.html#ic-objects">36.1.1. IC Objects</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="macos.html">36.2. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">MacOS</span></tt> — Access to Mac OS interpreter features</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="macostools.html">36.3. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">macostools</span></tt> — Convenience routines for file manipulation</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="macostools.html#module-findertools">36.4. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">findertools</span></tt> — The <strong class="program">finder</strong>‘s Apple Events interface</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="easydialogs.html">36.5. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">EasyDialogs</span></tt> — Basic Macintosh dialogs</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="easydialogs.html#progressbar-objects">36.5.1. ProgressBar Objects</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="framework.html">36.6. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">FrameWork</span></tt> — Interactive application framework</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="framework.html#application-objects">36.6.1. Application Objects</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="framework.html#window-objects">36.6.2. Window Objects</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="framework.html#controlswindow-object">36.6.3. ControlsWindow Object</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="framework.html#scrolledwindow-object">36.6.4. ScrolledWindow Object</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="framework.html#dialogwindow-objects">36.6.5. DialogWindow Objects</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="autogil.html">36.7. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">autoGIL</span></tt> — Global Interpreter Lock handling in event loops</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html">36.8. Mac OS Toolbox Modules</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.AE">36.8.1. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.AE</span></tt> — Apple Events</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.AH">36.8.2. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.AH</span></tt> — Apple Help</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.App">36.8.3. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.App</span></tt> — Appearance Manager</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Appearance">36.8.4. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Appearance</span></tt> — Appearance Manager constants</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.CF">36.8.5. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.CF</span></tt> — Core Foundation</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.CG">36.8.6. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.CG</span></tt> — Core Graphics</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.CarbonEvt">36.8.7. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.CarbonEvt</span></tt> — Carbon Event Manager</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.CarbonEvents">36.8.8. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.CarbonEvents</span></tt> — Carbon Event Manager constants</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Cm">36.8.9. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Cm</span></tt> — Component Manager</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Components">36.8.10. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Components</span></tt> — Component Manager constants</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.ControlAccessor">36.8.11. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.ControlAccessor</span></tt> — Control Manager accssors</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Controls">36.8.12. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Controls</span></tt> — Control Manager constants</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.CoreFounation">36.8.13. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.CoreFounation</span></tt> — CoreFounation constants</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.CoreGraphics">36.8.14. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.CoreGraphics</span></tt> — CoreGraphics constants</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Ctl">36.8.15. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Ctl</span></tt> — Control Manager</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Dialogs">36.8.16. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Dialogs</span></tt> — Dialog Manager constants</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Dlg">36.8.17. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Dlg</span></tt> — Dialog Manager</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Drag">36.8.18. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Drag</span></tt> — Drag and Drop Manager</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Dragconst">36.8.19. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Dragconst</span></tt> — Drag and Drop Manager constants</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Events">36.8.20. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Events</span></tt> — Event Manager constants</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Evt">36.8.21. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Evt</span></tt> — Event Manager</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.File">36.8.22. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.File</span></tt> — File Manager</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Files">36.8.23. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Files</span></tt> — File Manager constants</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Fm">36.8.24. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Fm</span></tt> — Font Manager</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Folder">36.8.25. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Folder</span></tt> — Folder Manager</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Folders">36.8.26. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Folders</span></tt> — Folder Manager constants</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Fonts">36.8.27. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Fonts</span></tt> — Font Manager constants</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Help">36.8.28. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Help</span></tt> — Help Manager</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.IBCarbon">36.8.29. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.IBCarbon</span></tt> — Carbon InterfaceBuilder</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.IBCarbonRuntime">36.8.30. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.IBCarbonRuntime</span></tt> — Carbon InterfaceBuilder constants</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Icns">36.8.31. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Icn</span></tt> — Carbon Icon Manager</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Icons">36.8.32. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Icons</span></tt> — Carbon Icon Manager constants</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Launch">36.8.33. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Launch</span></tt> — Carbon Launch Services</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.LaunchServices">36.8.34. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.LaunchServices</span></tt> — Carbon Launch Services constants</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.List">36.8.35. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.List</span></tt> — List Manager</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Lists">36.8.36. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Lists</span></tt> — List Manager constants</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.MacHelp">36.8.37. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.MacHelp</span></tt> — Help Manager constants</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.MediaDescr">36.8.38. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.MediaDescr</span></tt> — Parsers and generators for Quicktime Media descriptors</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Menu">36.8.39. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Menu</span></tt> — Menu Manager</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Menus">36.8.40. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Menus</span></tt> — Menu Manager constants</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Mlte">36.8.41. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Mlte</span></tt> — MultiLingual Text Editor</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.OSA">36.8.42. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.OSA</span></tt> — Carbon OSA Interface</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.OSAconst">36.8.43. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.OSAconst</span></tt> — Carbon OSA Interface constants</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.QDOffscreen">36.8.44. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.QDOffscreen</span></tt> — QuickDraw Offscreen constants</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Qd">36.8.45. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Qd</span></tt> — QuickDraw</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Qdoffs">36.8.46. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Qdoffs</span></tt> — QuickDraw Offscreen</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Qt">36.8.47. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Qt</span></tt> — QuickTime</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.QuickDraw">36.8.48. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.QuickDraw</span></tt> — QuickDraw constants</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.QuickTime">36.8.49. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.QuickTime</span></tt> — QuickTime constants</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Res">36.8.50. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Res</span></tt> — Resource Manager and Handles</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Resources">36.8.51. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Resources</span></tt> — Resource Manager and Handles constants</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Scrap">36.8.52. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Scrap</span></tt> — Scrap Manager</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Snd">36.8.53. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Snd</span></tt> — Sound Manager</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Sound">36.8.54. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Sound</span></tt> — Sound Manager constants</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.TE">36.8.55. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.TE</span></tt> — TextEdit</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.TextEdit">36.8.56. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.TextEdit</span></tt> — TextEdit constants</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="carbon.html#module-Carbon.Win">36.8.57. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Carbon.Win</span></tt> — Window Manager</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference 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