Low-level API (pypict.capi)

Low-level API provides Python functions that map to each PICT C API function.

>>> import pypict.capi
>>> task = pypict.capi.createTask()
>>> print(task)
14042112
>>> pypict.capi.deleteTask(task)

CLIDLL API (pypict.capi.execute), which accepts a PICT command line arguments and returns the output, is also available.

>>> import pypict.capi
>>> output = pypict.capi.execute(['example/example.model', '/o:2'])
>>> print(output)
Type    Size    Format method   File system     Cluster size    Compression
Mirror  100     Quick           FAT             2048            Off
...

Note that CLIDLL API directly writes to the stderr when warnings are generated.

You can use pypict module as a command that behaves like PICT command line tool (e.g., python -m pypict example/example.model /o:2).

High-level API (pypict.api)

High-level API wraps the low-level API to provide automatic memory management with RAII API.

>>> import pypict.api
>>> task = pypict.api.Task()
>>> task.model.add_parameter(2)
19976288
>>> task.model.add_parameter(3)
20013488
>>> list(task.generate())
[[1, 0], [0, 1], [1, 1], [0, 2], [1, 2], [0, 0]]

Command API (pypict.cmd)

Command API wraps the CLIDLL API.

>>> import pypict.cmd
>>> pypict.cmd.from_model('''
... X: 1, 2
... Y: 3, 4
... ''')
(['X', 'Y'], [['2', '4'], ['2', '3'], ['1', '4'], ['1', '3']])