36.8. Mac OS Toolbox Modules¶

These are a set of modules that provide interfaces to various legacy 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

Note

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. The Carbon modules have been removed in Python 3. You should avoid using them in Python 2.

36.8.1. `Carbon.AE` — Apple Events¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.2. `Carbon.AH` — Apple Help¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.3. `Carbon.App` — Appearance Manager¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.4. `Carbon.Appearance` — Appearance Manager constants¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.5. `Carbon.CF` — Core Foundation¶

Platforms: Mac

The CFBase, CFArray, CFData, CFDictionary, CFString and CFURL objects are supported, some only partially.

36.8.6. `Carbon.CG` — Core Graphics¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.7. `Carbon.CarbonEvt` — Carbon Event Manager¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.8. `Carbon.CarbonEvents` — Carbon Event Manager constants¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.9. `Carbon.Cm` — Component Manager¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.10. `Carbon.Components` — Component Manager constants¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.11. `Carbon.ControlAccessor` — Control Manager accssors¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.12. `Carbon.Controls` — Control Manager constants¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.13. `Carbon.CoreFounation` — CoreFounation constants¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.14. `Carbon.CoreGraphics` — CoreGraphics constants¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.15. `Carbon.Ctl` — Control Manager¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.16. `Carbon.Dialogs` — Dialog Manager constants¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.17. `Carbon.Dlg` — Dialog Manager¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.18. `Carbon.Drag` — Drag and Drop Manager¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.19. `Carbon.Dragconst` — Drag and Drop Manager constants¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.20. `Carbon.Events` — Event Manager constants¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.21. `Carbon.Evt` — Event Manager¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.22. `Carbon.File` — File Manager¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.23. `Carbon.Files` — File Manager constants¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.24. `Carbon.Fm` — Font Manager¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.25. `Carbon.Folder` — Folder Manager¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.26. `Carbon.Folders` — Folder Manager constants¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.27. `Carbon.Fonts` — Font Manager constants¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.28. `Carbon.Help` — Help Manager¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.29. `Carbon.IBCarbon` — Carbon InterfaceBuilder¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.30. `Carbon.IBCarbonRuntime` — Carbon InterfaceBuilder constants¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.31. `Carbon.Icn` — Carbon Icon Manager¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.32. `Carbon.Icons` — Carbon Icon Manager constants¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.33. `Carbon.Launch` — Carbon Launch Services¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.34. `Carbon.LaunchServices` — Carbon Launch Services constants¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.35. `Carbon.List` — List Manager¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.36. `Carbon.Lists` — List Manager constants¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.37. `Carbon.MacHelp` — Help Manager constants¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.38. `Carbon.MediaDescr` — Parsers and generators for Quicktime Media descriptors¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.40. `Carbon.Menus` — Menu Manager constants¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.41. `Carbon.Mlte` — MultiLingual Text Editor¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.42. `Carbon.OSA` — Carbon OSA Interface¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.43. `Carbon.OSAconst` — Carbon OSA Interface constants¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.44. `Carbon.QDOffscreen` — QuickDraw Offscreen constants¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.45. `Carbon.Qd` — QuickDraw¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.46. `Carbon.Qdoffs` — QuickDraw Offscreen¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.47. `Carbon.Qt` — QuickTime¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.48. `Carbon.QuickDraw` — QuickDraw constants¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.49. `Carbon.QuickTime` — QuickTime constants¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.50. `Carbon.Res` — Resource Manager and Handles¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.51. `Carbon.Resources` — Resource Manager and Handles constants¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.52. `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:

Carbon.Scrap.InfoScrap()¶

Return current information about the scrap. The information is encoded as a tuple containing the fields (size, handle, count, state, path).

Field	Meaning
size	Size of the scrap in bytes.
handle	Resource object representing the scrap.
count	Serial number of the scrap contents.
state	Integer; positive if in memory, `0` if on disk, negative if uninitialized.
path	Filename of the scrap when stored on disk.

36.8.53. `Carbon.Snd` — Sound Manager¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.54. `Carbon.Sound` — Sound Manager constants¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.55. `Carbon.TE` — TextEdit¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.56. `Carbon.TextEdit` — TextEdit constants¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.57. `Carbon.Win` — Window Manager¶

Platforms: Mac

36.8.58. `Carbon.Windows` — Window Manager constants¶

Platforms: Mac

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36.8. Mac OS Toolbox Modules¶

36.8.1. Carbon.AE — Apple Events¶

36.8.2. Carbon.AH — Apple Help¶

36.8.3. Carbon.App — Appearance Manager¶

36.8.4. Carbon.Appearance — Appearance Manager constants¶

36.8.5. Carbon.CF — Core Foundation¶

36.8.6. Carbon.CG — Core Graphics¶

36.8.7. Carbon.CarbonEvt — Carbon Event Manager¶

36.8.8. Carbon.CarbonEvents — Carbon Event Manager constants¶

36.8.9. Carbon.Cm — Component Manager¶

36.8.10. Carbon.Components — Component Manager constants¶

36.8.11. Carbon.ControlAccessor — Control Manager accssors¶

36.8.12. Carbon.Controls — Control Manager constants¶

36.8.13. Carbon.CoreFounation — CoreFounation constants¶

36.8.14. Carbon.CoreGraphics — CoreGraphics constants¶

36.8.15. Carbon.Ctl — Control Manager¶

36.8.16. Carbon.Dialogs — Dialog Manager constants¶

36.8.17. Carbon.Dlg — Dialog Manager¶

36.8.18. Carbon.Drag — Drag and Drop Manager¶

36.8.19. Carbon.Dragconst — Drag and Drop Manager constants¶

36.8.20. Carbon.Events — Event Manager constants¶

36.8.21. Carbon.Evt — Event Manager¶

36.8.22. Carbon.File — File Manager¶

36.8.23. Carbon.Files — File Manager constants¶

36.8.24. Carbon.Fm — Font Manager¶

36.8.25. Carbon.Folder — Folder Manager¶

36.8.26. Carbon.Folders — Folder Manager constants¶

36.8.27. Carbon.Fonts — Font Manager constants¶

36.8.28. Carbon.Help — Help Manager¶

36.8.29. Carbon.IBCarbon — Carbon InterfaceBuilder¶

36.8.30. Carbon.IBCarbonRuntime — Carbon InterfaceBuilder constants¶

36.8.31. Carbon.Icn — Carbon Icon Manager¶

36.8.32. Carbon.Icons — Carbon Icon Manager constants¶

36.8.33. Carbon.Launch — Carbon Launch Services¶

36.8.34. Carbon.LaunchServices — Carbon Launch Services constants¶

36.8.35. Carbon.List — List Manager¶

36.8.36. Carbon.Lists — List Manager constants¶

36.8.37. Carbon.MacHelp — Help Manager constants¶

36.8.38. Carbon.MediaDescr — Parsers and generators for Quicktime Media descriptors¶

36.8.39. Carbon.Menu — Menu Manager¶

36.8.40. Carbon.Menus — Menu Manager constants¶

36.8.41. Carbon.Mlte — MultiLingual Text Editor¶

36.8.42. Carbon.OSA — Carbon OSA Interface¶

36.8.43. Carbon.OSAconst — Carbon OSA Interface constants¶

36.8.44. Carbon.QDOffscreen — QuickDraw Offscreen constants¶

36.8.45. Carbon.Qd — QuickDraw¶

36.8.46. Carbon.Qdoffs — QuickDraw Offscreen¶

36.8.47. Carbon.Qt — QuickTime¶

36.8.48. Carbon.QuickDraw — QuickDraw constants¶

36.8.49. Carbon.QuickTime — QuickTime constants¶

36.8.50. Carbon.Res — Resource Manager and Handles¶

36.8.51. Carbon.Resources — Resource Manager and Handles constants¶

36.8.52. Carbon.Scrap — Scrap Manager¶

36.8.53. Carbon.Snd — Sound Manager¶

36.8.54. Carbon.Sound — Sound Manager constants¶

36.8.55. Carbon.TE — TextEdit¶

36.8.56. Carbon.TextEdit — TextEdit constants¶

36.8.57. Carbon.Win — Window Manager¶

36.8.58. Carbon.Windows — Window Manager constants¶

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36.8.1. `Carbon.AE` — Apple Events¶

36.8.2. `Carbon.AH` — Apple Help¶

36.8.3. `Carbon.App` — Appearance Manager¶

36.8.4. `Carbon.Appearance` — Appearance Manager constants¶

36.8.5. `Carbon.CF` — Core Foundation¶

36.8.6. `Carbon.CG` — Core Graphics¶

36.8.7. `Carbon.CarbonEvt` — Carbon Event Manager¶

36.8.8. `Carbon.CarbonEvents` — Carbon Event Manager constants¶

36.8.9. `Carbon.Cm` — Component Manager¶

36.8.10. `Carbon.Components` — Component Manager constants¶

36.8.11. `Carbon.ControlAccessor` — Control Manager accssors¶

36.8.12. `Carbon.Controls` — Control Manager constants¶

36.8.13. `Carbon.CoreFounation` — CoreFounation constants¶

36.8.14. `Carbon.CoreGraphics` — CoreGraphics constants¶

36.8.15. `Carbon.Ctl` — Control Manager¶

36.8.16. `Carbon.Dialogs` — Dialog Manager constants¶

36.8.17. `Carbon.Dlg` — Dialog Manager¶

36.8.18. `Carbon.Drag` — Drag and Drop Manager¶

36.8.19. `Carbon.Dragconst` — Drag and Drop Manager constants¶

36.8.20. `Carbon.Events` — Event Manager constants¶

36.8.21. `Carbon.Evt` — Event Manager¶

36.8.22. `Carbon.File` — File Manager¶

36.8.23. `Carbon.Files` — File Manager constants¶

36.8.24. `Carbon.Fm` — Font Manager¶

36.8.25. `Carbon.Folder` — Folder Manager¶

36.8.26. `Carbon.Folders` — Folder Manager constants¶

36.8.27. `Carbon.Fonts` — Font Manager constants¶

36.8.28. `Carbon.Help` — Help Manager¶

36.8.29. `Carbon.IBCarbon` — Carbon InterfaceBuilder¶

36.8.30. `Carbon.IBCarbonRuntime` — Carbon InterfaceBuilder constants¶

36.8.31. `Carbon.Icn` — Carbon Icon Manager¶

36.8.32. `Carbon.Icons` — Carbon Icon Manager constants¶

36.8.33. `Carbon.Launch` — Carbon Launch Services¶

36.8.34. `Carbon.LaunchServices` — Carbon Launch Services constants¶

36.8.35. `Carbon.List` — List Manager¶

36.8.36. `Carbon.Lists` — List Manager constants¶

36.8.37. `Carbon.MacHelp` — Help Manager constants¶

36.8.38. `Carbon.MediaDescr` — Parsers and generators for Quicktime Media descriptors¶

36.8.39. `Carbon.Menu` — Menu Manager¶

36.8.40. `Carbon.Menus` — Menu Manager constants¶

36.8.41. `Carbon.Mlte` — MultiLingual Text Editor¶

36.8.42. `Carbon.OSA` — Carbon OSA Interface¶

36.8.43. `Carbon.OSAconst` — Carbon OSA Interface constants¶

36.8.44. `Carbon.QDOffscreen` — QuickDraw Offscreen constants¶

36.8.45. `Carbon.Qd` — QuickDraw¶

36.8.46. `Carbon.Qdoffs` — QuickDraw Offscreen¶

36.8.47. `Carbon.Qt` — QuickTime¶

36.8.48. `Carbon.QuickDraw` — QuickDraw constants¶

36.8.49. `Carbon.QuickTime` — QuickTime constants¶

36.8.50. `Carbon.Res` — Resource Manager and Handles¶

36.8.51. `Carbon.Resources` — Resource Manager and Handles constants¶

36.8.52. `Carbon.Scrap` — Scrap Manager¶

36.8.53. `Carbon.Snd` — Sound Manager¶

36.8.54. `Carbon.Sound` — Sound Manager constants¶

36.8.55. `Carbon.TE` — TextEdit¶

36.8.56. `Carbon.TextEdit` — TextEdit constants¶

36.8.57. `Carbon.Win` — Window Manager¶

36.8.58. `Carbon.Windows` — Window Manager constants¶