Package smartcard :: Module CardType :: Class CardType

Class CardType

Abstract base class for CardTypes.

Known sub-classes: smartcard.CardType.AnyCardType
                   smartcard.CardType.ATRCardType.

Instance Methods

__init__(self)
CardType constructor.

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matches(self, atr, reader=None)
Returns true if atr and card connected match the CardType.

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Method Details

Returns true if atr and card connected match the CardType.

atr: the atr to chek for matching reader: the reader (optional); default is None

The reader can be use in some sub-classes to do advanced matching that require connecting to the card.