This document describes many of the PyGObject version 2.12 classes and their methods and associated functions. Deprecated classes, functions and methods have been specifically left out of this reference though classes that have become deprecated since PyGObject 2.0 have been left in but annotated with a deprecation warning. This document attempts to document as much of the PyGObject API as possible but there are undoubtedly errors and omissions. If you discover any of these please file a bug report at bugzilla.gnome.org for the pygobject project. Specific areas that have not been documented include: The GParamSpec class This reference describes the API for PyGObject as of version 2.11.0+ and assumes that the additional API changes for version 2.12 will not be significant. There will undoubtedly be changes that are not reflected in this reference. The differences in the API between version 2.0 and previous versions are denoted in this reference with a Note that describes the availability of the object, constructor, method or function. Any of these that do not have a notation can be assumed to be available in all versions of PyGObject from 2.0 and up. The source code must be consulted if this reference and your version of PyGObject seem to differ. You are encouraged to use the latest version of PyGObject that is available. See the PyGTK homepage for more information and more resources on how to use PyGObject as well as help in its development. The Reference contains a chapter for each PyGObject module containing the class descriptions. The class descriptions are arranged alphabetically within the chapters. Currently there is one module chapter: The gobject module The classes that are included in the gobject module of PyGObject and are accessed similar to: gobject.GObject. These classes are the base object classes that the gtk and gtk.gdk module classes are built on. Each PyGObject class is described in a reference page that has a number of sections in a fixed format. Each reference page will have a subset of the following sections: Name The name and a one-line description of the class. Synopsis A synopsis of the class and its methods and optionally a list of associated functions. Ancestry The list of the parent classes of the class. This section may not be present in all class descriptions. Properties A list of the properties (internal state) supported by the class. This section may not be present in all classes. The property descriptions include the name, the access operations (e.g. Read, Write), and a brief description. Properties are accessed using the gobject.set_property() and gobject.get_property() methods that are available to every PyGObject object. This section may not be present in all class descriptions. Attributes A set of internal object state data accessible as Python attributes (e.g. object.attr). The attribute descriptions include a name by which the attribute data is accessed, the access mode (e.g. Read, Write), and a brief description of the attribute. Most PyGObject classes do not support attributes so this section is not present in most class descriptions. Signal Prototypes A list of the signals supported by the class including the signal name and a synopsis of the signal handler function prototype. This section may not be present in all class descriptions. Description A description of the class and possibly some of the methods supported by the class. Constructor The description of the class object constructor including the synopsis with brief parameter descriptions and a description of th use of the constructor. There may be more than one constructor description if the constructor supports different parameter lists. This section may not be present in all class descriptions. Methods A list of methods supported by the class. Each method description includes: a synopsis of the method and its parameters as well as a brief description of each parameter and return value (if any); and, a description of the use of the method. Functions A list of related functions. Each function description includes a synopsis of the function and its parameters and return value (if any), and a description of the use of the function. Signals A list of signals including a synopsis of the signal handler prototype function with its parameters and return value (if any). The signal emission conditions are briefly described. This section is not present in all class descriptions; specifically, the gtk.gdk classes do not usually support signals. The function and method synopsis parameters are displayed in bold to denote Python keyword parameters. Also if the parameter is optional its default value will be displayed. For example the gobject.signal_lookup() function synopsis is: gobject.signal_lookup name type The parameters name and type are keyword parameters that can be specified in a call either by position or keyword (in which case position is not important). The following calls have the same result: id = gobject.signal_lookup("clicked", gtk.Button) id = gobject.signal_lookup("clicked", type=gtk.Button) id = gobject.signal_lookup(name="clicked", type=gtk.Button) id = gobject.signal_lookup(type=gtk.Button, name="clicked") Parameters that are not keyword parameters are displayed in italic and must be specified positionally but may also be optional.