[python-win32] python-win32] Re: inb() and outb() with Python Win32 ?

Tony Cappellini tony at tcapp.com
Sun Oct 17 05:26:49 CEST 2004



Thomas

So what happens on Win2K, NT, and XP, when the below functions are called ?

cdll.msvcrt._inp(...)
cdll.msvcrt._outp

I assume an exception- but I don't see how something like this could be 
caught in Python's exception handling.

thanks

Tony

Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 21:35:01 +0200
From: Thomas Heller <theller at python.net>
Subject: [python-win32] Re: inb() and outb() with Python Win32 ?
To: python-win32 at python.org
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 > Are you aware that port I/O in NT/2K/XP requires the help of a kernel
 > driver?  You can do it directly from a Win32 app in Win 98, but not on
 > the NT-derived systems.

True, of course.

Thomas



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