Python API For Converting Model Name intothe Location of the PPD file

[Bin Li]

Thank you very much for your response. Yes, your suggestion sounds good. It's better to use IEEE 1284 Device ID. If I do the SNMP query, can I get the Device ID from the printer?

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> Bin Li wrote:
> > Is there a python API or C API to convert the human-readable model name=
>  into the location of the PPD file in CUPS? For instance, it takes 'HP La=
> serJet 2410' as an input and converts it into '/usr/share/cups/model/foom=
> atic-db-ppds/HP_LaserJet_2410.ppd.gz'
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> Often when I've been asked questions like this it has turned out to be=20
> the wrong question.  What exactly are you trying to do -- what's the=20
> problem you're trying to solve?
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> For instance, is it that you are trying to find a PPD for a particular=20
> printer that has been plugged in?  If so, it would be better to use the=20
> IEEE 1284 Device ID to match against, in which case you really want to=20
> try to match the ID first.
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> The basic method of matching is to use a CUPS-Get-PPDs IPP request, and=20
> there is a C API for this in libcups (and a Python API in pycups).=20
> However, depending on your requirements you may have to filter through=20
> the resulting list of PPDs to find the "best" one for your needs.  There =
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> may be several PPDs that match a particular printer model, corresponding =
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> to different drivers that are able to drive it.
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> Tim.
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