使用ctypes模塊

Question

我需要編寫VMware的VIX API。 It'sa DLL使用C函數寫...

我想程序在使用Python的ctypes調用此功能，我不知道在Python網頁的ctypes的文檔......

有人可以給些如何做到這一點的樣本？

感謝，

Answer 1

我一直在做這樣的事情一段時間的意思。我下載了VIX API套件，並提取了包含所有VIX API函數原型的vix.h文件。然後，我編寫了一個簡短的pyparsing解析器來提取typedefs和函數聲明，並將它們轉換爲ctypes的定義。使用這些定義，您將能夠從VIX DLL中調用VIX方法（不需要庫，只有ctypes使用dll）。

提取此代碼到一個適當命名的Python模塊（vixlib.py，例如），然後導入此模塊到任何Python腳本使用VIX：

from ctypes import * 
# if on Windows, may need to change following to use WinDLL instead of CDLL 
vix = CDLL('vix.dll') 

# user defined types 
VixHandle = c_int 
VixHandleType = c_int 
VixError = c_uint64 
VixPropertyType = c_int 
VixPropertyID = c_int 
VixEventType = c_int 
VixHostOptions = c_int 
VixServiceProvider = c_int 
VixFindItemType = c_int 
VixVMOpenOptions = c_int 
VixPumpEventsOptions = c_int 
VixVMPowerOpOptions = c_int 
VixVMDeleteOptions = c_int 
VixPowerState = c_int 
VixToolsState = c_int 
VixRunProgramOptions = c_int 
VixRemoveSnapshotOptions = c_int 
VixCreateSnapshotOptions = c_int 
VixMsgSharedFolderOptions = c_int 
VixCloneType = c_int 
VixEventProc = CFUNCTYPE(VixHandle, 
    VixEventType, 
    VixHandle, 
    c_void_p) 

# constant definitions 
VIX_INVALID_HANDLE = 0 
VIX_HANDLETYPE_NONE = 0 
VIX_HANDLETYPE_HOST = 2 
VIX_HANDLETYPE_VM = 3 
VIX_HANDLETYPE_NETWORK = 5 
VIX_HANDLETYPE_JOB = 6 
VIX_HANDLETYPE_SNAPSHOT = 7 
VIX_HANDLETYPE_PROPERTY_LIST = 9 
VIX_HANDLETYPE_METADATA_CONTAINER = 11 
VIX_OK = 0 
VIX_E_FAIL = 1 
VIX_E_OUT_OF_MEMORY = 2 
VIX_E_INVALID_ARG = 3 
VIX_E_FILE_NOT_FOUND = 4 
VIX_E_OBJECT_IS_BUSY = 5 
VIX_E_NOT_SUPPORTED = 6 
VIX_E_FILE_ERROR = 7 
VIX_E_DISK_FULL = 8 
VIX_E_INCORRECT_FILE_TYPE = 9 
VIX_E_CANCELLED = 10 
VIX_E_FILE_READ_ONLY = 11 
VIX_E_FILE_ALREADY_EXISTS = 12 
VIX_E_FILE_ACCESS_ERROR = 13 
VIX_E_REQUIRES_LARGE_FILES = 14 
VIX_E_FILE_ALREADY_LOCKED = 15 
VIX_E_VMDB = 16 
VIX_E_NOT_SUPPORTED_ON_REMOTE_OBJECT = 20 
VIX_E_FILE_TOO_BIG = 21 
VIX_E_FILE_NAME_INVALID = 22 
VIX_E_ALREADY_EXISTS = 23 
VIX_E_BUFFER_TOOSMALL = 24 
VIX_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND = 25 
VIX_E_HOST_NOT_CONNECTED = 26 
VIX_E_INVALID_UTF8_STRING = 27 
VIX_E_OPERATION_ALREADY_IN_PROGRESS = 31 
VIX_E_UNFINISHED_JOB = 29 
VIX_E_NEED_KEY = 30 
VIX_E_LICENSE = 32 
VIX_E_VM_HOST_DISCONNECTED = 34 
VIX_E_AUTHENTICATION_FAIL = 35 
VIX_E_HOST_CONNECTION_LOST = 36 
VIX_E_DUPLICATE_NAME = 41 
VIX_E_INVALID_HANDLE = 1000 
VIX_E_NOT_SUPPORTED_ON_HANDLE_TYPE = 1001 
VIX_E_TOO_MANY_HANDLES = 1002 
VIX_E_NOT_FOUND = 2000 
VIX_E_TYPE_MISMATCH = 2001 
VIX_E_INVALID_XML = 2002 
VIX_E_TIMEOUT_WAITING_FOR_TOOLS = 3000 
VIX_E_UNRECOGNIZED_COMMAND = 3001 
VIX_E_OP_NOT_SUPPORTED_ON_GUEST = 3003 
VIX_E_PROGRAM_NOT_STARTED = 3004 
VIX_E_CANNOT_START_READ_ONLY_VM = 3005 
VIX_E_VM_NOT_RUNNING = 3006 
VIX_E_VM_IS_RUNNING = 3007 
VIX_E_CANNOT_CONNECT_TO_VM = 3008 
VIX_E_POWEROP_SCRIPTS_NOT_AVAILABLE = 3009 
VIX_E_NO_GUEST_OS_INSTALLED = 3010 
VIX_E_VM_INSUFFICIENT_HOST_MEMORY = 3011 
VIX_E_SUSPEND_ERROR = 3012 
VIX_E_VM_NOT_ENOUGH_CPUS = 3013 
VIX_E_HOST_USER_PERMISSIONS = 3014 
VIX_E_GUEST_USER_PERMISSIONS = 3015 
VIX_E_TOOLS_NOT_RUNNING = 3016 
VIX_E_GUEST_OPERATIONS_PROHIBITED = 3017 
VIX_E_ANON_GUEST_OPERATIONS_PROHIBITED = 3018 
VIX_E_ROOT_GUEST_OPERATIONS_PROHIBITED = 3019 
VIX_E_MISSING_ANON_GUEST_ACCOUNT = 3023 
VIX_E_CANNOT_AUTHENTICATE_WITH_GUEST = 3024 
VIX_E_UNRECOGNIZED_COMMAND_IN_GUEST = 3025 
VIX_E_CONSOLE_GUEST_OPERATIONS_PROHIBITED = 3026 
VIX_E_MUST_BE_CONSOLE_USER = 3027 
VIX_E_VMX_MSG_DIALOG_AND_NO_UI = 3028 
VIX_E_NOT_ALLOWED_DURING_VM_RECORDING = 3029 
VIX_E_NOT_ALLOWED_DURING_VM_REPLAY = 3030 
VIX_E_OPERATION_NOT_ALLOWED_FOR_LOGIN_TYPE = 3031 
VIX_E_LOGIN_TYPE_NOT_SUPPORTED = 3032 
VIX_E_EMPTY_PASSWORD_NOT_ALLOWED_IN_GUEST = 3033 
VIX_E_INTERACTIVE_SESSION_NOT_PRESENT = 3034 
VIX_E_INTERACTIVE_SESSION_USER_MISMATCH = 3035 
VIX_E_UNABLE_TO_REPLAY_VM = 3039 
VIX_E_CANNOT_POWER_ON_VM = 3041 
VIX_E_NO_DISPLAY_SERVER = 3043 
VIX_E_VM_NOT_RECORDING = 3044 
VIX_E_VM_NOT_REPLAYING = 3045 
VIX_E_VM_NOT_FOUND = 4000 
VIX_E_NOT_SUPPORTED_FOR_VM_VERSION = 4001 
VIX_E_CANNOT_READ_VM_CONFIG = 4002 
VIX_E_TEMPLATE_VM = 4003 
VIX_E_VM_ALREADY_LOADED = 4004 
VIX_E_VM_ALREADY_UP_TO_DATE = 4006 
VIX_E_VM_UNSUPPORTED_GUEST = 4011 
VIX_E_UNRECOGNIZED_PROPERTY = 6000 
VIX_E_INVALID_PROPERTY_VALUE = 6001 
VIX_E_READ_ONLY_PROPERTY = 6002 
VIX_E_MISSING_REQUIRED_PROPERTY = 6003 
VIX_E_INVALID_SERIALIZED_DATA = 6004 
VIX_E_PROPERTY_TYPE_MISMATCH = 6005 
VIX_E_BAD_VM_INDEX = 8000 
VIX_E_INVALID_MESSAGE_HEADER = 10000 
VIX_E_INVALID_MESSAGE_BODY = 10001 
VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_INVAL = 13000 
VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_DUMPER = 13001 
VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_DISKLIB = 13002 
VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_NOTFOUND = 13003 
VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_EXISTS = 13004 
VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_VERSION = 13005 
VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_NOPERM = 13006 
VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_CONFIG = 13007 
VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_NOCHANGE = 13008 
VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_CHECKPOINT = 13009 
VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_LOCKED = 13010 
VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_INCONSISTENT = 13011 
VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_NAMETOOLONG = 13012 
VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_VIXFILE = 13013 
VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_DISKLOCKED = 13014 
VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_DUPLICATEDDISK = 13015 
VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_INDEPENDENTDISK = 13016 
VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_NONUNIQUE_NAME = 13017 
VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_MEMORY_ON_INDEPENDENT_DISK = 13018 
VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_MAXSNAPSHOTS = 13019 
VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_MIN_FREE_SPACE = 13020 
VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_HIERARCHY_TOODEEP = 13021 
VIX_E_HOST_DISK_INVALID_VALUE = 14003 
VIX_E_HOST_DISK_SECTORSIZE = 14004 
VIX_E_HOST_FILE_ERROR_EOF = 14005 
VIX_E_HOST_NETBLKDEV_HANDSHAKE = 14006 
VIX_E_HOST_SOCKET_CREATION_ERROR = 14007 
VIX_E_HOST_SERVER_NOT_FOUND = 14008 
VIX_E_HOST_NETWORK_CONN_REFUSED = 14009 
VIX_E_HOST_TCP_SOCKET_ERROR = 14010 
VIX_E_HOST_TCP_CONN_LOST = 14011 
VIX_E_HOST_NBD_HASHFILE_VOLUME = 14012 
VIX_E_HOST_NBD_HASHFILE_INIT = 14013 
VIX_E_DISK_INVAL = 16000 
VIX_E_DISK_NOINIT = 16001 
VIX_E_DISK_NOIO = 16002 
VIX_E_DISK_PARTIALCHAIN = 16003 
VIX_E_DISK_NEEDSREPAIR = 16006 
VIX_E_DISK_OUTOFRANGE = 16007 
VIX_E_DISK_CID_MISMATCH = 16008 
VIX_E_DISK_CANTSHRINK = 16009 
VIX_E_DISK_PARTMISMATCH = 16010 
VIX_E_DISK_UNSUPPORTEDDISKVERSION = 16011 
VIX_E_DISK_OPENPARENT = 16012 
VIX_E_DISK_NOTSUPPORTED = 16013 
VIX_E_DISK_NEEDKEY = 16014 
VIX_E_DISK_NOKEYOVERRIDE = 16015 
VIX_E_DISK_NOTENCRYPTED = 16016 
VIX_E_DISK_NOKEY = 16017 
VIX_E_DISK_INVALIDPARTITIONTABLE = 16018 
VIX_E_DISK_NOTNORMAL = 16019 
VIX_E_DISK_NOTENCDESC = 16020 
VIX_E_DISK_NEEDVMFS = 16022 
VIX_E_DISK_RAWTOOBIG = 16024 
VIX_E_DISK_TOOMANYOPENFILES = 16027 
VIX_E_DISK_TOOMANYREDO = 16028 
VIX_E_DISK_RAWTOOSMALL = 16029 
VIX_E_DISK_INVALIDCHAIN = 16030 
VIX_E_DISK_KEY_NOTFOUND = 16052 
VIX_E_DISK_SUBSYSTEM_INIT_FAIL = 16053 
VIX_E_DISK_INVALID_CONNECTION = 16054 
VIX_E_DISK_ENCODING = 16061 
VIX_E_DISK_CANTREPAIR = 16062 
VIX_E_DISK_INVALIDDISK = 16063 
VIX_E_DISK_NOLICENSE = 16064 
VIX_E_DISK_NODEVICE = 16065 
VIX_E_DISK_UNSUPPORTEDDEVICE = 16066 
VIX_E_CRYPTO_UNKNOWN_ALGORITHM = 17000 
VIX_E_CRYPTO_BAD_BUFFER_SIZE = 17001 
VIX_E_CRYPTO_INVALID_OPERATION = 17002 
VIX_E_CRYPTO_RANDOM_DEVICE = 17003 
VIX_E_CRYPTO_NEED_PASSWORD = 17004 
VIX_E_CRYPTO_BAD_PASSWORD = 17005 
VIX_E_CRYPTO_NOT_IN_DICTIONARY = 17006 
VIX_E_CRYPTO_NO_CRYPTO = 17007 
VIX_E_CRYPTO_ERROR = 17008 
VIX_E_CRYPTO_BAD_FORMAT = 17009 
VIX_E_CRYPTO_LOCKED = 17010 
VIX_E_CRYPTO_EMPTY = 17011 
VIX_E_CRYPTO_KEYSAFE_LOCATOR = 17012 
VIX_E_CANNOT_CONNECT_TO_HOST = 18000 
VIX_E_NOT_FOR_REMOTE_HOST = 18001 
VIX_E_INVALID_HOSTNAME_SPECIFICATION = 18002 
VIX_E_SCREEN_CAPTURE_ERROR = 19000 
VIX_E_SCREEN_CAPTURE_BAD_FORMAT = 19001 
VIX_E_SCREEN_CAPTURE_COMPRESSION_FAIL = 19002 
VIX_E_SCREEN_CAPTURE_LARGE_DATA = 19003 
VIX_E_GUEST_VOLUMES_NOT_FROZEN = 20000 
VIX_E_NOT_A_FILE = 20001 
VIX_E_NOT_A_DIRECTORY = 20002 
VIX_E_NO_SUCH_PROCESS = 20003 
VIX_E_FILE_NAME_TOO_LONG = 20004 
VIX_E_TOOLS_INSTALL_NO_IMAGE = 21000 
VIX_E_TOOLS_INSTALL_IMAGE_INACCESIBLE = 21001 
VIX_E_TOOLS_INSTALL_NO_DEVICE = 21002 
VIX_E_TOOLS_INSTALL_DEVICE_NOT_CONNECTED = 21003 
VIX_E_TOOLS_INSTALL_CANCELLED = 21004 
VIX_E_TOOLS_INSTALL_INIT_FAILED = 21005 
VIX_E_TOOLS_INSTALL_AUTO_NOT_SUPPORTED = 21006 
VIX_E_TOOLS_INSTALL_GUEST_NOT_READY = 21007 
VIX_E_TOOLS_INSTALL_SIG_CHECK_FAILED = 21008 
VIX_E_TOOLS_INSTALL_ERROR = 21009 
VIX_E_TOOLS_INSTALL_ALREADY_UP_TO_DATE = 21010 
VIX_E_TOOLS_INSTALL_IN_PROGRESS = 21011 
VIX_E_WRAPPER_WORKSTATION_NOT_INSTALLED = 22001 
VIX_E_WRAPPER_VERSION_NOT_FOUND = 22002 
VIX_E_WRAPPER_SERVICEPROVIDER_NOT_FOUND = 22003 
VIX_E_WRAPPER_PLAYER_NOT_INSTALLED = 22004 
VIX_E_WRAPPER_RUNTIME_NOT_INSTALLED = 22005 
VIX_E_WRAPPER_MULTIPLE_SERVICEPROVIDERS = 22006 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_MOUNTPT_NOT_FOUND = 24000 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_MOUNTPT_IN_USE = 24001 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_DISK_NOT_FOUND = 24002 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_DISK_NOT_MOUNTED = 24003 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_DISK_IS_MOUNTED = 24004 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_DISK_NOT_SAFE = 24005 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_DISK_CANT_OPEN = 24006 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_CANT_READ_PARTS = 24007 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_UMOUNT_APP_NOT_FOUND = 24008 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_UMOUNT = 24009 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_NO_MOUNTABLE_PARTITONS = 24010 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_PARTITION_RANGE = 24011 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_PERM = 24012 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_DICT = 24013 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_DICT_LOCKED = 24014 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_OPEN_HANDLES = 24015 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_CANT_MAKE_VAR_DIR = 24016 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_NO_ROOT = 24017 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_LOOP_FAILED = 24018 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_DAEMON = 24019 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_INTERNAL = 24020 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_SYSTEM = 24021 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_NO_CONNECTION_DETAILS = 24022 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_INCOMPATIBLE_VERSION = 24300 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_OS_ERROR = 24301 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_DRIVE_LETTER_IN_USE = 24302 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_DRIVE_LETTER_ALREADY_ASSIGNED = 24303 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_VOLUME_NOT_MOUNTED = 24304 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_VOLUME_ALREADY_MOUNTED = 24305 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_FORMAT_FAILURE = 24306 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_NO_DRIVER = 24307 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_ALREADY_OPENED = 24308 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_ITEM_NOT_FOUND = 24309 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_UNSUPPROTED_BOOT_LOADER = 24310 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_UNSUPPROTED_OS = 24311 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_CODECONVERSION = 24312 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_REGWRITE_ERROR = 24313 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_UNSUPPORTED_FT_VOLUME = 24314 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_PARTITION_NOT_FOUND = 24315 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_PUTFILE_ERROR = 24316 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_GETFILE_ERROR = 24317 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_REG_NOT_OPENED = 24318 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_REGDELKEY_ERROR = 24319 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_CREATE_PARTITIONTABLE_ERROR = 24320 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_OPEN_FAILURE = 24321 
VIX_E_MNTAPI_VOLUME_NOT_WRITABLE = 24322 
VIX_E_NET_HTTP_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL = 30001 
VIX_E_NET_HTTP_URL_MALFORMAT = 30003 
VIX_E_NET_HTTP_COULDNT_RESOLVE_PROXY = 30005 
VIX_E_NET_HTTP_COULDNT_RESOLVE_HOST = 30006 
VIX_E_NET_HTTP_COULDNT_CONNECT = 30007 
VIX_E_NET_HTTP_HTTP_RETURNED_ERROR = 30022 
VIX_E_NET_HTTP_OPERATION_TIMEDOUT = 30028 
VIX_E_NET_HTTP_SSL_CONNECT_ERROR = 30035 
VIX_E_NET_HTTP_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS = 30047 
VIX_E_NET_HTTP_TRANSFER = 30200 
VIX_E_NET_HTTP_SSL_SECURITY = 30201 
VIX_E_NET_HTTP_GENERIC = 30202 
VIX_PROPERTYTYPE_ANY = 0 
VIX_PROPERTYTYPE_INTEGER = 1 
VIX_PROPERTYTYPE_STRING = 2 
VIX_PROPERTYTYPE_BOOL = 3 
VIX_PROPERTYTYPE_HANDLE = 4 
VIX_PROPERTYTYPE_INT64 = 5 
VIX_PROPERTYTYPE_BLOB = 6 
VIX_PROPERTY_NONE = 0 
VIX_PROPERTY_META_DATA_CONTAINER = 2 
VIX_PROPERTY_HOST_HOSTTYPE = 50 
VIX_PROPERTY_HOST_API_VERSION = 51 
VIX_PROPERTY_VM_NUM_VCPUS = 101 
VIX_PROPERTY_VM_VMX_PATHNAME = 103 
VIX_PROPERTY_VM_VMTEAM_PATHNAME = 105 
VIX_PROPERTY_VM_MEMORY_SIZE = 106 
VIX_PROPERTY_VM_READ_ONLY = 107 
VIX_PROPERTY_VM_NAME = 108 
VIX_PROPERTY_VM_GUESTOS = 109 
VIX_PROPERTY_VM_IN_VMTEAM = 128 
VIX_PROPERTY_VM_POWER_STATE = 129 
VIX_PROPERTY_VM_TOOLS_STATE = 152 
VIX_PROPERTY_VM_IS_RUNNING = 196 
VIX_PROPERTY_VM_SUPPORTED_FEATURES = 197 
VIX_PROPERTY_VM_IS_RECORDING = 236 
VIX_PROPERTY_VM_IS_REPLAYING = 237 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_ERROR_CODE = 3000 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_VM_IN_GROUP = 3001 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_USER_MESSAGE = 3002 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_EXIT_CODE = 3004 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_COMMAND_OUTPUT = 3005 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_HANDLE = 3010 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_GUEST_OBJECT_EXISTS = 3011 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_GUEST_PROGRAM_ELAPSED_TIME = 3017 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_GUEST_PROGRAM_EXIT_CODE = 3018 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_ITEM_NAME = 3035 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_FOUND_ITEM_DESCRIPTION = 3036 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_SHARED_FOLDER_COUNT = 3046 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_SHARED_FOLDER_HOST = 3048 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_SHARED_FOLDER_FLAGS = 3049 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_PROCESS_ID = 3051 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_PROCESS_OWNER = 3052 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_PROCESS_COMMAND = 3053 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_FILE_FLAGS = 3054 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_PROCESS_START_TIME = 3055 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_VM_VARIABLE_STRING = 3056 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_PROCESS_BEING_DEBUGGED = 3057 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_SCREEN_IMAGE_SIZE = 3058 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_SCREEN_IMAGE_DATA = 3059 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_FILE_SIZE = 3061 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_FILE_MOD_TIME = 3062 
VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_EXTRA_ERROR_INFO = 3084 
VIX_PROPERTY_FOUND_ITEM_LOCATION = 4010 
VIX_PROPERTY_SNAPSHOT_DISPLAYNAME = 4200 
VIX_PROPERTY_SNAPSHOT_DESCRIPTION = 4201 
VIX_PROPERTY_SNAPSHOT_POWERSTATE = 4205 
VIX_PROPERTY_SNAPSHOT_IS_REPLAYABLE = 4207 
VIX_PROPERTY_GUEST_SHAREDFOLDERS_SHARES_PATH = 4525 
VIX_PROPERTY_VM_ENCRYPTION_PASSWORD = 7001 
VIX_EVENTTYPE_JOB_COMPLETED = 2 
VIX_EVENTTYPE_JOB_PROGRESS = 3 
VIX_EVENTTYPE_FIND_ITEM = 8 
VIX_EVENTTYPE_CALLBACK_SIGNALLED = 2 
VIX_FILE_ATTRIBUTES_DIRECTORY = 0x0001 
VIX_FILE_ATTRIBUTES_SYMLINK = 0x0002 
VIX_HOSTOPTION_USE_EVENT_PUMP = 0x0008 
VIX_SERVICEPROVIDER_DEFAULT = 1 
VIX_SERVICEPROVIDER_VMWARE_SERVER = 2 
VIX_SERVICEPROVIDER_VMWARE_WORKSTATION = 3 
VIX_SERVICEPROVIDER_VMWARE_PLAYER = 4 
VIX_SERVICEPROVIDER_VMWARE_VI_SERVER = 10 
VIX_API_VERSION = -1 
VIX_FIND_RUNNING_VMS = 1 
VIX_FIND_REGISTERED_VMS = 4 
VIX_VMOPEN_NORMAL = 0x0 
VIX_PUMPEVENTOPTION_NONE = 0 
VIX_VMPOWEROP_NORMAL = 0 
VIX_VMPOWEROP_FROM_GUEST = 0x0004 
VIX_VMPOWEROP_SUPPRESS_SNAPSHOT_POWERON = 0x0080 
VIX_VMPOWEROP_LAUNCH_GUI = 0x0200 
VIX_VMPOWEROP_START_VM_PAUSED = 0x1000 
VIX_VMDELETE_DISK_FILES = 0x0002 
VIX_POWERSTATE_POWERING_OFF = 0x0001 
VIX_POWERSTATE_POWERED_OFF = 0x0002 
VIX_POWERSTATE_POWERING_ON = 0x0004 
VIX_POWERSTATE_POWERED_ON = 0x0008 
VIX_POWERSTATE_SUSPENDING = 0x0010 
VIX_POWERSTATE_SUSPENDED = 0x0020 
VIX_POWERSTATE_TOOLS_RUNNING = 0x0040 
VIX_POWERSTATE_RESETTING = 0x0080 
VIX_POWERSTATE_BLOCKED_ON_MSG = 0x0100 
VIX_POWERSTATE_PAUSED = 0x0200 
VIX_POWERSTATE_RESUMING = 0x0800 
VIX_TOOLSSTATE_UNKNOWN = 0x0001 
VIX_TOOLSSTATE_RUNNING = 0x0002 
VIX_TOOLSSTATE_NOT_INSTALLED = 0x0004 
VIX_VM_SUPPORT_SHARED_FOLDERS = 0x0001 
VIX_VM_SUPPORT_MULTIPLE_SNAPSHOTS = 0x0002 
VIX_VM_SUPPORT_TOOLS_INSTALL = 0x0004 
VIX_VM_SUPPORT_HARDWARE_UPGRADE = 0x0008 
VIX_LOGIN_IN_GUEST_REQUIRE_INTERACTIVE_ENVIRONMENT = 0x08 
VIX_RUNPROGRAM_RETURN_IMMEDIATELY = 0x0001 
VIX_RUNPROGRAM_ACTIVATE_WINDOW = 0x0002 
VIX_VM_GUEST_VARIABLE = 1 
VIX_VM_CONFIG_RUNTIME_ONLY = 2 
VIX_GUEST_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE = 3 
VIX_SNAPSHOT_REMOVE_CHILDREN = 0x0001 
VIX_SNAPSHOT_INCLUDE_MEMORY = 0x0002 
VIX_SHAREDFOLDER_WRITE_ACCESS = 0x04 
VIX_CAPTURESCREENFORMAT_PNG = 0x01 
VIX_CAPTURESCREENFORMAT_PNG_NOCOMPRESS = 0x02 
VIX_CLONETYPE_FULL = 0 
VIX_CLONETYPE_LINKED = 1 
VIX_INSTALLTOOLS_MOUNT_TOOLS_INSTALLER = 0x00 
VIX_INSTALLTOOLS_AUTO_UPGRADE = 0x01 
VIX_INSTALLTOOLS_RETURN_IMMEDIATELY = 0x02 

# functions 
vix.Vix_GetErrorText.restype = c_char_p 
vix.Vix_GetErrorText.argtypes = [VixError,c_char_p] 
vix.Vix_ReleaseHandle.restype = None 
vix.Vix_ReleaseHandle.argtypes = [VixHandle] 
vix.Vix_AddRefHandle.restype = None 
vix.Vix_AddRefHandle.argtypes = [VixHandle] 
vix.Vix_GetHandleType.restype = VixHandleType 
vix.Vix_GetHandleType.argtypes = [VixHandle] 
vix.Vix_GetProperties.restype = VixError 
# warning - vix.Vix_GetProperties takes variable argument list 
vix.Vix_GetProperties.argtypes = [VixHandle,VixPropertyID] 
vix.Vix_GetPropertyType.restype = VixError 
vix.Vix_GetPropertyType.argtypes = [VixHandle,VixPropertyID,POINTER(VixPropertyType)] 
vix.Vix_FreeBuffer.restype = None 
vix.Vix_FreeBuffer.argtypes = [c_void_p] 
vix.VixHost_Connect.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixHost_Connect.argtypes = [c_int,VixServiceProvider,c_char_p,c_int,c_char_p,c_char_p,VixHostOptions,VixHandle,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixHost_Disconnect.restype = None 
vix.VixHost_Disconnect.argtypes = [VixHandle] 
vix.VixHost_RegisterVM.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixHost_RegisterVM.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_char_p,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixHost_UnregisterVM.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixHost_UnregisterVM.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_char_p,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixHost_FindItems.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixHost_FindItems.argtypes = [VixHandle,VixFindItemType,VixHandle,c_int32,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixHost_OpenVM.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixHost_OpenVM.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_char_p,VixVMOpenOptions,VixHandle,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.Vix_PumpEvents.restype = None 
vix.Vix_PumpEvents.argtypes = [VixHandle,VixPumpEventsOptions] 
vix.VixPropertyList_AllocPropertyList.restype = VixError 
# warning - vix.VixPropertyList_AllocPropertyList takes variable argument list 
vix.VixPropertyList_AllocPropertyList.argtypes = [VixHandle,POINTER(VixHandle),c_int] 
vix.VixVM_Open.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_Open.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_char_p,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_PowerOn.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_PowerOn.argtypes = [VixHandle,VixVMPowerOpOptions,VixHandle,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_PowerOff.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_PowerOff.argtypes = [VixHandle,VixVMPowerOpOptions,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_Reset.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_Reset.argtypes = [VixHandle,VixVMPowerOpOptions,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_Suspend.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_Suspend.argtypes = [VixHandle,VixVMPowerOpOptions,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_Pause.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_Pause.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_int,VixHandle,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_Unpause.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_Unpause.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_int,VixHandle,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_Delete.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_Delete.argtypes = [VixHandle,VixVMDeleteOptions,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_BeginRecording.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_BeginRecording.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_char_p,c_char_p,c_int,VixHandle,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_EndRecording.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_EndRecording.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_int,VixHandle,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_BeginReplay.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_BeginReplay.argtypes = [VixHandle,VixHandle,c_int,VixHandle,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_EndReplay.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_EndReplay.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_int,VixHandle,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_WaitForToolsInGuest.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_WaitForToolsInGuest.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_int,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_LoginInGuest.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_LoginInGuest.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_char_p,c_char_p,c_int,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_LogoutFromGuest.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_LogoutFromGuest.argtypes = [VixHandle,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_RunProgramInGuest.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_RunProgramInGuest.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_char_p,c_char_p,VixRunProgramOptions,VixHandle,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_ListProcessesInGuest.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_ListProcessesInGuest.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_int,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_KillProcessInGuest.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_KillProcessInGuest.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_uint64,c_int,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_RunScriptInGuest.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_RunScriptInGuest.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_char_p,c_char_p,VixRunProgramOptions,VixHandle,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_OpenUrlInGuest.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_OpenUrlInGuest.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_char_p,c_int,VixHandle,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_CopyFileFromHostToGuest.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_CopyFileFromHostToGuest.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_char_p,c_char_p,c_int,VixHandle,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_CopyFileFromGuestToHost.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_CopyFileFromGuestToHost.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_char_p,c_char_p,c_int,VixHandle,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_DeleteFileInGuest.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_DeleteFileInGuest.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_char_p,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_FileExistsInGuest.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_FileExistsInGuest.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_char_p,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_RenameFileInGuest.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_RenameFileInGuest.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_char_p,c_char_p,c_int,VixHandle,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_CreateTempFileInGuest.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_CreateTempFileInGuest.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_int,VixHandle,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_GetFileInfoInGuest.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_GetFileInfoInGuest.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_char_p,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_ListDirectoryInGuest.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_ListDirectoryInGuest.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_char_p,c_int,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_CreateDirectoryInGuest.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_CreateDirectoryInGuest.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_char_p,VixHandle,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_DeleteDirectoryInGuest.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_DeleteDirectoryInGuest.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_char_p,c_int,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_DirectoryExistsInGuest.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_DirectoryExistsInGuest.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_char_p,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_ReadVariable.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_ReadVariable.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_int,c_char_p,c_int,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_WriteVariable.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_WriteVariable.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_int,c_char_p,c_char_p,c_int,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_GetNumRootSnapshots.restype = VixError 
vix.VixVM_GetNumRootSnapshots.argtypes = [VixHandle,POINTER(c_int)] 
vix.VixVM_GetRootSnapshot.restype = VixError 
vix.VixVM_GetRootSnapshot.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_int,POINTER(VixHandle)] 
vix.VixVM_GetCurrentSnapshot.restype = VixError 
vix.VixVM_GetCurrentSnapshot.argtypes = [VixHandle,POINTER(VixHandle)] 
vix.VixVM_GetNamedSnapshot.restype = VixError 
vix.VixVM_GetNamedSnapshot.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_char_p,POINTER(VixHandle)] 
vix.VixVM_RemoveSnapshot.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_RemoveSnapshot.argtypes = [VixHandle,VixHandle,VixRemoveSnapshotOptions,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_RevertToSnapshot.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_RevertToSnapshot.argtypes = [VixHandle,VixHandle,VixVMPowerOpOptions,VixHandle,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_CreateSnapshot.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_CreateSnapshot.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_char_p,c_char_p,VixCreateSnapshotOptions,VixHandle,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_EnableSharedFolders.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_EnableSharedFolders.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_byte,c_int,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_GetNumSharedFolders.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_GetNumSharedFolders.argtypes = [VixHandle,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_GetSharedFolderState.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_GetSharedFolderState.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_int,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_SetSharedFolderState.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_SetSharedFolderState.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_char_p,c_char_p,VixMsgSharedFolderOptions,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_AddSharedFolder.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_AddSharedFolder.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_char_p,c_char_p,VixMsgSharedFolderOptions,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_RemoveSharedFolder.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_RemoveSharedFolder.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_char_p,c_int,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_CaptureScreenImage.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_CaptureScreenImage.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_int,VixHandle,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_Clone.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_Clone.argtypes = [VixHandle,VixHandle,VixCloneType,c_char_p,c_int,VixHandle,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_UpgradeVirtualHardware.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_UpgradeVirtualHardware.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_int,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixVM_InstallTools.restype = VixHandle 
vix.VixVM_InstallTools.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_int,c_char_p,POINTER(VixEventProc),c_void_p] 
vix.VixJob_Wait.restype = VixError 
# warning - vix.VixJob_Wait takes variable argument list 
vix.VixJob_Wait.argtypes = [VixHandle,VixPropertyID] 
vix.VixJob_CheckCompletion.restype = VixError 
vix.VixJob_CheckCompletion.argtypes = [VixHandle,POINTER(c_byte)] 
vix.VixJob_GetError.restype = VixError 
vix.VixJob_GetError.argtypes = [VixHandle] 
vix.VixJob_GetNumProperties.restype = c_int 
vix.VixJob_GetNumProperties.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_int] 
vix.VixJob_GetNthProperties.restype = VixError 
# warning - vix.VixJob_GetNthProperties takes variable argument list 
vix.VixJob_GetNthProperties.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_int,c_int] 
vix.VixSnapshot_GetNumChildren.restype = VixError 
vix.VixSnapshot_GetNumChildren.argtypes = [VixHandle,POINTER(c_int)] 
vix.VixSnapshot_GetChild.restype = VixError 
vix.VixSnapshot_GetChild.argtypes = [VixHandle,c_int,POINTER(VixHandle)] 
vix.VixSnapshot_GetParent.restype = VixError 
vix.VixSnapshot_GetParent.argtypes = [VixHandle,POINTER(VixHandle)] 

Answer 2

的original tutorial是相當不錯的。你需要更具體地瞭解你不瞭解的內容。

作爲快速啓動：

import ctypes 

PATH_DLL = "C:/path/to/vmware/dll.dll" 
dllLib = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary(PATH_DLL) 
someFunc = dllLib.funcExportedFromDLL ## what c function are you trying to use 
someFunc.restype = ctypes.c_long ## tell ctypes the expected return type of the C function 
returnValue = someFunc(ctypes.c_int(1), ctypes.c_double(1.0)) ## call the c function with ctypes converted args 
...etc.. 

Answer 3

我建議你寫使用Cython一個擴展模塊。 這比使用ctypes更容易，結果更好。至少它的段錯誤頻率較低。