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   1 \chapter{Undocumented Modules \label{undocumented-modules}}
   2
   3
   4 The modules in this chapter are poorly documented (if at all).  If you
   5 wish to contribute documentation of any of these modules, please get in
   6 touch with
   7 \ulink{\email{docs@python.org}}{mailto:docs@python.org}.
   8
   9 \localmoduletable
  10
  11
  12 \section{\module{applesingle} --- AppleSingle decoder}
  13 \declaremodule{standard}{applesingle}
  14   \platform{Mac}
  15 \modulesynopsis{Rudimentary decoder for AppleSingle format files.}
  16
  17
  18 \section{\module{buildtools} --- Helper module for BuildApplet and Friends}
  19 \declaremodule{standard}{buildtools}
  20   \platform{Mac}
  21 \modulesynopsis{Helper module for BuildApplet, BuildApplication and
  22                 macfreeze.}
  23
  24 \deprecated{2.4}
  25
  26 \section{\module{cfmfile} --- Code Fragment Resource module}
  27 \declaremodule{standard}{cfmfile}
  28   \platform{Mac}
  29 \modulesynopsis{Code Fragment Resource module.}
  30
  31 \module{cfmfile} is a module that understands Code Fragments and the
  32 accompanying ``cfrg'' resources. It can parse them and merge them, and is
  33 used by BuildApplication to combine all plugin modules to a single
  34 executable.
  35
  36 \deprecated{2.4}
  37
  38 \section{\module{icopen} --- Internet Config replacement for \method{open()}}
  39 \declaremodule{standard}{icopen}
  40   \platform{Mac}
  41 \modulesynopsis{Internet Config replacement for \method{open()}.}
  42
  43 Importing \module{icopen} will replace the builtin \method{open()}
  44 with a version that uses Internet Config to set file type and creator
  45 for new files.
  46
  47
  48 \section{\module{macerrors} --- Mac OS Errors}
  49 \declaremodule{standard}{macerrors}
  50   \platform{Mac}
  51 \modulesynopsis{Constant definitions for many Mac OS error codes.}
  52
  53 \module{macerrors} contains constant definitions for many Mac OS error
  54 codes.
  55
  56
  57 \section{\module{macresource} --- Locate script resources}
  58 \declaremodule{standard}{macresource}
  59   \platform{Mac}
  60 \modulesynopsis{Locate script resources.}
  61
  62 \module{macresource} helps scripts finding their resources, such as
  63 dialogs and menus, without requiring special case code for when the
  64 script is run under MacPython, as a MacPython applet or under OSX Python.
  65
  66 \section{\module{Nav} --- NavServices calls}
  67 \declaremodule{standard}{Nav}
  68   \platform{Mac}
  69 \modulesynopsis{Interface to Navigation Services.}
  70
  71 A low-level interface to Navigation Services.
  72
  73 \section{\module{PixMapWrapper} --- Wrapper for PixMap objects}
  74 \declaremodule{standard}{PixMapWrapper}
  75   \platform{Mac}
  76 \modulesynopsis{Wrapper for PixMap objects.}
  77
  78 \module{PixMapWrapper} wraps a PixMap object with a Python object that
  79 allows access to the fields by name. It also has methods to convert
  80 to and from \module{PIL} images.
  81
  82 \section{\module{videoreader} --- Read QuickTime movies}
  83 \declaremodule{standard}{videoreader}
  84   \platform{Mac}
  85 \modulesynopsis{Read QuickTime movies frame by frame for further processing.}
  86
  87 \module{videoreader} reads and decodes QuickTime movies and passes
  88 a stream of images to your program. It also provides some support for
  89 audio tracks.
  90
  91 \section{\module{W} --- Widgets built on \module{FrameWork}}
  92 \declaremodule{standard}{W}
  93   \platform{Mac}
  94 \modulesynopsis{Widgets for the Mac, built on top of \refmodule{FrameWork}.}
  95
  96 The \module{W} widgets are used extensively in the \program{IDE}.
  97