CD-ROM access on NON-SGI systems?

[Bob van der Poel]

Olivier Dagenais wrote:
> 
> From a usability standpoint, is it THAT difficult for the user to eject a CD
> that you must have the computer do it for them?
> 
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> Olivier A. Dagenais - Software Architect and Developer
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> > I'm looking for a way to access my CD-ROM drive through Python (open,
> close,
> > query whether there is/isn't a disk in the drive, etc..).  I noticed the
> > `cd' module which would accomplish what I want to do, but it's only
> available
> > under IRIX.  Is there any way to do this under FreeBSD/Linux with Python?
> >
> > Basically, I need to write an interactive script that prompts the user to
> load
> > a CD, then ejects the CD after some processing and waits until a 2nd CD is
> > loaded before it continues processing.  Any ideas would be helpful.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Graham

I did the same by calling the "eject" program as a shell command. Works
fine for me. BTW, it would be nice to have a generic CD module like the
IRIX stuff which worked on all flavors. Any volunteers?

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