Utility

Utility Functions

isRetina()

Description:

Returns true if the mac has a retina display

Example:

from pymacauto import *

print(isRetina())

runAppleScript(code)

Description:

Execute an applescript code

Parameters:

• code: applescript code to run

Example:

from pymacauto import *

runAppleScript('display dialog "Hello!"') #display a pop-up containing text

openApp(app)

Description:

Opens an application and send it to front

Parameters:

• app: name of application to open

Example:

from pymacauto import *

openApp("safari") #open the safari app

quitApp(app)

Description:

Closes an application

Parameters:

• app: name of application to close

Example:

from pymacauto import *

quitApp("safari") #close safari

screenSize()

Description:

Returns a dictionary containing the pixel size and the resolution of the screen. Explaination for resolution and pixel sizes can be found in the information section

Example:

from pymacauto import *

print(screenSize())

getShellOutput(cmd)

Description:

Returns the output of a shell command

Parameters:

• cmd: command to run

Example:

from pymacauto import *

print(getShellOutput("system_profiler SPDisplaysDataType")) #print out display information of the mac