gammu – Mobile phone access

This module wraps all python-gammu functionality.

gammu.StateMachine

class gammu.StateMachine(Locale)

StateMachine object, that is used for communication with phone.

Parameters

Locale (str) – What locales to use for gammu error messages, default is auto which does autodetection according to user locales

AddCalendar(Value)

Adds calendar entry.

Parameters

Value (dict) – Calendar entry data, see Calendar Object

Returns

Location of newly created entry

Return type

int

AddCategory(Type, Name)

Adds category to phone.

Parameters

  • Type (str) – Type of category to read, one of ToDo, Phonebook

  • Name (str) – Category name

Returns

Location of created category

Return type

int

AddFilePart(File)

Adds file part to filesystem.

Parameters

File (dict) – File data, see File Object

Returns

File data for subsequent calls (Finished indicates transfer has been completed)

Return type

dict

AddFolder(ParentFolderID, Name)

Adds folder to filesystem.

Parameters

  • ParentFolderID (str) – Folder where to create subfolder

  • Name (str) – New folder name

Returns

New folder ID.

Return type

str

AddMemory(Value)

Adds memory (phonebooks or calls) entry.

Parameters

Value (dict) – Memory entry, see Phonebook Object

Returns

Location of created entry

Return type

int

AddSMS(Value)

Adds SMS to specified folder.

Parameters

Value (dict) – SMS data, see SMS Object

Returns

Tuple for location and folder.

Return type

tuple

AddSMSFolder(Name)

Creates SMS folder.

Parameters

Name (str) – Name of new folder

Returns

None

Return type

None

AddToDo(Value)

Adds ToDo in phone.

Parameters

Value (dict) – ToDo data, see Todo Object

Returns

Location of created entry

Return type

int

AnswerCall(ID, All)

Accept current incoming call.

Parameters

  • ID (int) – ID of call

  • All (bool) – Answer all calls? Defaults to True

Returns

None

Return type

None

CancelAllDiverts()

New in version 1.31.90.

Cancels all call diverts.

Returns

None

Return type

None

CancelCall(ID, All)

Deny current incoming call.

Parameters

  • ID (int) – ID of call

  • All (bool) – Cancel all calls? Defaults to True

Returns

None

Return type

None

ConferenceCall(ID)

Initiates conference call.

Parameters

ID (int) – ID of call

Returns

None

Return type

None

DeleteAllCalendar()

Deletes all calendar entries.

Returns

None

Return type

None

DeleteAllMemory(Type)

Deletes all memory (phonebooks or calls) entries of specified type.

Parameters

Type (str) – Memory type, one of ME, SM, ON, DC, RC, MC, MT, FD, VM

Returns

None

Return type

None

DeleteAllToDo()

Deletes all todo entries in phone.

Returns

None

Return type

None

DeleteCalendar(Location)

Deletes calendar entry.

Parameters

Location (int) – Calendar entry to delete

Returns

None

Return type

None

DeleteFile(FileID)

Deletes file from filesystem.

Parameters

FileID (str) – File to delete

Returns

None

Return type

None

DeleteFolder(FolderID)

Deletes folder on filesystem.

Parameters

FolderID (str) – Folder to delete

Returns

None

Return type

None

DeleteMemory(Type, Location)

Deletes memory (phonebooks or calls) entry.

Parameters

  • Type (str) – Memory type, one of ME, SM, ON, DC, RC, MC, MT, FD, VM

  • Location (int) – Location of entry to delete

Returns

None

Return type

None

DeleteSMS(Folder, Location)

Deletes SMS.

Parameters

  • Folder (int) – Folder where to read entry (0 is emulated flat memory)

  • Location (int) – Location of entry to delete

Returns

None

Return type

None

Note

In most cases you want to use Folder=0 as in this mode it will accept locations as GetNextSMS returns them.

DeleteSMSFolder(ID)

Deletes SMS folder.

Parameters

ID (int) – Index of folder to delete

Returns

None

Return type

None

DeleteToDo(Location)

Deletes ToDo entry in phone.

Parameters

Location (int) – Location of entry to delete

Returns

None

Return type

None

DialService(Number)

Dials number and starts voice call.

Parameters

Number (str) – Number to dial

Returns

None

Return type

None

DialVoice(Number, ShowNumber)

Dials number and starts voice call.

Parameters

  • Number (str) – Number to dial

  • ShowNumber (bool or None) – Identifies whether to enable CLIR (None = keep default phone settings). Default is None

Returns

None

Return type

None

EnterSecurityCode(Type, Code, NewPIN)

Enters security code.

Parameters

  • Type (str) – What code to enter, one of PIN, PUK, PIN2, PUK2, Phone.

  • Code (str) – Code value

  • NewPIN (str) – New PIN value in case entering PUK

Returns

None

Return type

None

GetAlarm(Location)

Reads alarm set in phone.

Parameters

Location (int) – Which alarm to read. Many phone support only one alarm. Default is 1.

Returns

Alarm dict

Return type

dict

GetBatteryCharge()

Gets information about battery charge and phone charging state.

Returns

Dictionary containing information about battery state (BatteryPercent and ChargeState)

Return type

dict

GetCalendar(Location)

Retrieves calendar entry.

Parameters

Location (int) – Calendar entry to read

Returns

Dictionary with calendar values, see Calendar Object

Return type

dict

GetCalendarStatus()

Retrieves calendar status (number of used entries).

Returns

Dictionary with calendar status (Used)

Return type

dict

GetCallDivert(Divert = 'AllTypes', Type = 'All')

New in version 1.31.90.

Gets call diverts.

Parameters
Returns

List of call diverts.

Return type

Call Divert Objects

GetCategory(Type, Location)

Reads category from phone.

Parameters

  • Type (str) – Type of category to read, one of ToDo, Phonebook

  • Location (int) – Location of category to read

Returns

Category name as str

Return type

str

GetCategoryStatus(Type)

Reads category status (number of used entries) from phone.

Parameters

Type (str) – Type of category to read, one of ToDo, Phonebook

Returns

Dictionary containing information about category status (Used)

Return type

dict

GetConfig(Section)
Gets specified config section. Configuration consists of all params which can be defined in gammurc config file:

  • Model

  • DebugLevel

  • Device

  • Connection

  • SyncTime

  • LockDevice

  • DebugFile

  • StartInfo

  • UseGlobalDebugFile

Parameters

Section (int) – Index of config section to read. Defaults to 0.

Returns

Dictionary containing configuration

Return type

dict

GetDateTime()

Reads date and time from phone.

Returns

Date and time from phone as datetime.datetime object.

Return type

datetime.datetime

GetDisplayStatus()

Acquired display status. :return: List of indicators displayed on display :rtype: list

GetFilePart(File)

Gets file part from filesystem.

Parameters

File (dict) – File data, see File Object

Returns

File data for subsequent calls (Finished indicates transfer has been completed), see File Object

Return type

dict

GetFileSystemStatus()

Acquires filesystem status.

Returns

Dictionary containing filesystem status (Used and Free)

Return type

dict

GetFirmware()

Reads firmware information from phone.

Returns

Tuple from version, date and numeric version.

Return type

tuple

GetFolderListing(Folder, Start)

Gets next filename from filesystem folder.

Parameters

  • Folder (str) – Folder to list

  • Start (bool) – Whether we’re starting listing. Defaults to False.

Returns

File data as dict, see File Object

Return type

dict

GetHardware()

Gets hardware information about device.

Returns

Hardware information as str.

Return type

str

GetIMEI()

Reads IMEI/serial number from phone.

Returns

IMEI of phone as str.

Return type

str

GetLocale()

Gets locale information from phone.

Returns

Dictionary of locale settings. SetLocale() lists them all.

Return type

dict

GetManufactureMonth()

Gets month when device was manufactured.

Returns

Month of manufacture as str.

Return type

str

GetManufacturer()

Reads manufacturer from phone.

Returns

String with manufacturer name

Return type

str

GetMemory(Type, Location)

Reads entry from memory (phonebooks or calls). Which entry should be read is defined in entry.

Parameters

Type (str) – Memory type, one of ME, SM, ON, DC, RC, MC, MT, FD, VM

Returns

Memory entry as dict, see Phonebook Object

Return type

dict

GetMemoryStatus(Type)

Gets memory (phonebooks or calls) status (eg. number of used and free entries).

Parameters

Type (str) – Memory type, one of ME, SM, ON, DC, RC, MC, MT, FD, VM

Returns

Dictionary with information about memory (Used and Free)

Return type

dict

GetModel()

Reads model from phone.

Returns

Tuple containing gammu identification and real model returned by phone.

Return type

tuple

GetNetworkInfo()

Gets network information.

Returns

Dictionary with information about network (NetworkName, State, NetworkCode, CID and LAC)

Return type

dict

GetNextCalendar(Start, Location)

Retrieves calendar entry. This is useful for continuous reading of all calendar entries.

Parameters

  • Start (bool) – Whether to start. This can not be used together with Location

  • Location (int) – Last read location. This can not be used together with Start

Returns

Dictionary with calendar values, see Calendar Object

Return type

dict

GetNextFileFolder(Start)

Gets next filename from filesystem.

Parameters

Start (bool) – Whether we’re starting listing. Defaults to False.

Returns

File data as dict, see File Object

Return type

dict

GetNextMemory(Type, Start, Location)

Reads entry from memory (phonebooks or calls). Which entry should be read is defined in entry. This can be easily used for reading all entries.

Parameters

  • Type (str) – Memory type, one of ME, SM, ON, DC, RC, MC, MT, FD, VM

  • Start (bool) – Whether to start. This can not be used together with Location

  • Location (int) – Last read location. This can not be used together with Start

Returns

Memory entry as dict, see Phonebook Object

Return type

dict

GetNextRootFolder(Folder)

Gets next root folder from filesystem. Start with empty folder name.

Parameters

Folder (str) – Previous read folder. Start with empty folder name.

Returns

Structure with folder information

GetNextSMS(Folder, Start, Location)

Reads next (or first if start set) SMS message. This might be faster for some phones than using GetSMS() for each message.

Parameters

  • Folder (int) – Folder where to read entry (0 is emulated flat memory)

  • Start (bool) – Whether to start. This can not be used together with Location

  • Location (int) – Location last read entry. This can not be used together with Start

Returns

Dictionary with SMS data, see SMS Object

Return type

dict

GetNextToDo(Start, Location)

Reads ToDo from phone.

Parameters

  • Start (bool) – Whether to start. This can not be used together with Location

  • Location (int) – Last read location. This can not be used together with Start

Returns

Dictionary with ToDo values, see Todo Object

Return type

dict

GetOriginalIMEI()

Gets original IMEI from phone.

Returns

Original IMEI of phone as string.

Return type

str

GetPPM()

Gets PPM (Post Programmable Memory) from phone.

Returns

PPM as string

Return type

str

GetProductCode()

Gets product code of device. :return: Product code as string. :rtype: str

GetSIMIMSI()

Gets SIM IMSI from phone.

Returns

SIM IMSI as string

Return type

str

GetSMS(Folder, Location)

Reads SMS message.

Parameters

  • Folder (int) – Folder where to read entry (0 is emulated flat memory)

  • Location (int) – Location of entry to read

Returns

Dictionary with SMS data, see SMS Object

Return type

dict

GetSMSC(Location)

Gets SMS Service Center number and SMS settings.

Parameters

Location (int) – Location of entry to read. Defaults to 1

Returns

Dictionary with SMSC information, see SMSC Object

Return type

dict

GetSMSFolders()

Returns SMS folders information.

Returns

List of SMS folders.

Return type

list

GetSMSStatus()

Gets information about SMS memory (read/unread/size of memory for both SIM and phone).

Returns

Dictionary with information about phone memory (SIMUnRead, SIMUsed, SIMSize, PhoneUnRead, PhoneUsed, PhoneSize and TemplatesUsed)

Return type

dict

GetSecurityStatus()

Queries whether some security code needs to be entered.

Returns

String indicating which code needs to be entered or None if none is needed

Return type

str

GetSignalQuality()

Reads signal quality (strength and error rate).

Returns

Dictionary containing information about signal state (SignalStrength, SignalPercent and BitErrorRate)

Return type

dict

GetSpeedDial(Location)

Gets speed dial.

Parameters

Location (int) – Location of entry to read

Returns

Dictionary with speed dial (Location, MemoryLocation, MemoryNumberID, MemoryType)

Return type

dict

GetToDo(Location)

Reads ToDo from phone.

Parameters

Location (int) – Location of entry to read

Returns

Dictionary with ToDo values, see Todo Object

Return type

dict

GetToDoStatus()

Gets status of ToDos (count of used entries).

Returns

Dictionary of status (Used)

Return type

dict

HoldCall(ID)

Holds call.

Parameters

ID (int) – ID of call

Returns

None

Return type

None

Init(Replies)

Initialises the connection with phone.

Parameters

Replies (int) – Number of replies to wait for on each request. Defaults to 1. Higher value makes sense only on unreliable links.

Returns

None

Return type

None

PressKey(Key, Press)

Emulates key press.

Parameters

  • Key (str) – What key to press

  • Press (bool) – Whether to emulate press or release.

Returns

None

Return type

None

ReadConfig(Section, Configuration, Filename)

Reads specified section of gammurc

Parameters

  • Section (int) – Index of config section to read. Defaults to 0.

  • Configuration (int) – Index where config section will be stored. Defaults to Section.

  • Filename (str) – Path to configuration file (otherwise it is autodetected).

Returns

None

Return type

None

ReadDevice(Wait)

Reads data from device. This should be used in busy wait loop in case you are waiting for incoming events on the device.

Parameters

Wait (bool) – Whether to wait, default is not to wait.

Returns

Number of bytes read

Return type

int

Reset(Hard)

Performs phone reset.

Parameters

Hard (bool) – Whether to make hard reset

Returns

None

Return type

None

ResetPhoneSettings(Type)

Resets phone settings.

Parameters

Type (str) – What to reset, one of PHONE, UIF, ALL, DEV, FACTORY

Returns

None

Return type

None

SendDTMF(Number)

Sends DTMF (Dual Tone Multi Frequency) tone.

Parameters

Number (str) – Number to dial

Returns

None

Return type

None

SendFilePart(File)

Sends file part to phone.

Parameters

File (dict) – File data, see File Object

Returns

File data for subsequent calls (Finished indicates transfer has been completed), see File Object

Return type

dict

SendSMS(Value)

Sends SMS.

Parameters

Value (dict) – SMS data, see SMS Object

Returns

Message reference as int

Return type

int

SendSavedSMS(Folder, Location)

Sends SMS saved in phone.

Parameters

  • Folder (int) – Folder where to read entry (0 is emulated flat memory)

  • Location (int) – Location of entry to send

Returns

Message reference as int

Return type

int

SetAlarm(DateTime, Location, Repeating, Text)

Sets alarm in phone.

Parameters

  • DateTime (datetime.datetime) – When should alarm happen.

  • Location (int) – Location of alarm to set. Defaults to 1.

  • Repeating (bool) – Whether alarm should be repeating. Defaults to True.

  • Text (str) – Text to be displayed on alarm. Defaults to empty.

Returns

None

Return type

None

SetAutoNetworkLogin()

Enables network auto login.

Returns

None

Return type

None

SetCalendar(Value)

Sets calendar entry

Parameters

Value (dict) – Calendar entry data, see Calendar Object

Returns

Location of set entry

Return type

int

SetConfig(Section, Values)

Sets specified config section.

Parameters

  • Section (int) – Index of config section to modify

  • Values (dict) – Config values, see GetConfig() for description of accepted

Returns

None

Return type

None

SetCallDivert(Divert, Type, Number, Timeout=0)

New in version 1.31.90.

Sets call divert.

Parameters

  • Divert (Divert Type) – When to do the divert.

  • Type (Call Type) – What call types to divert.

  • Number (str) – Phone number where to divert.

  • Timeout (int) – Optional timeout when divert happens.

Returns

None

Return type

None

SetDateTime(Date)

Sets date and time in phone.

Parameters

Date (datetime.datetime) – Date to set

Returns

None

Return type

None

SetDebugFile(File, Global)

Sets state machine debug file.

Parameters

  • File (mixed) – File where to write debug stuff (as configured by SetDebugLevel()). Can be either None for no file, Python file object or filename.

  • Global (bool) – Whether to use global debug structure (overrides File)

Returns

None

Return type

None

SetDebugLevel(Level)

Sets state machine debug level accorting to passed string. You need to configure output file using SetDebugFile() to activate it.

Parameters

Level (str) – name of debug level to use, currently one of: - nothing - text - textall - binary - errors - textdate - textalldate - errorsdate

Returns

None

Return type

None

SetFileAttributes(Filename, ReadOnly, Protected, System, Hidden)

Sets file attributes.

Parameters

  • Filename (str) – File to modify

  • ReadOnly (bool) – Whether file is read only. Default to False.

  • Protected (bool) – Whether file is protected. Default to False.

  • System (bool) – Whether file is system. Default to False.

  • Hidden (bool) – Whether file is hidden. Default to False.

Returns

None

Return type

None

SetIncomingCB(Enable)

Gets network information from phone.

Parameters

Enable (bool) – Whether to enable notifications, default is True

Returns

None

Return type

None

SetIncomingCall(Enable)

Activates/deactivates noticing about incoming calls.

Parameters

Enable (bool) – Whether to enable notifications, default is True

Returns

None

Return type

None

SetIncomingCallback(Callback)

Sets callback function which is called whenever any (enabled) incoming event appears. Please note that you have to enable each event type by calling SetIncoming* functions.

The callback function needs to accept three parameters: StateMachine object, event type and it’s data in dictionary.

Parameters

Callback (function) – callback function or None for disabling

Returns

None

Return type

None

SetIncomingSMS(Enable)

Enable/disable notification on incoming SMS.

Parameters

Enable (bool) – Whether to enable notifications, default is True

Returns

None

Return type

None

SetIncomingUSSD(Enable)

Activates/deactivates noticing about incoming USSDs (UnStructured Supplementary Services).

Parameters

Enable (bool) – Whether to enable notifications, default is True

Returns

None

Return type

None

SetLocale(DateSeparator, DateFormat, AMPMTime)

Sets locale of phone.

Parameters

  • DateSeparator (str) – Date separator.

  • DateFormat (str) – Date format, one of DDMMYYYY, MMDDYYYY, YYYYMMDD

  • AMPMTime (bool) – Whether to use AM/PM time.

Returns

None

Return type

None

SetMemory(Value)

Sets memory (phonebooks or calls) entry.

Parameters

Value (dict) – Memory entry, see Phonebook Object

Returns

Location of created entry

Return type

int

SetSMS(Value)

Sets SMS.

Parameters

Value (dict) – SMS data, see SMS Object

Returns

Tuple for location and folder.

Return type

tuple

SetSMSC(Value)

Sets SMS Service Center number and SMS settings.

Parameters

Value (dict) – SMSC information, see SMSC Object

Returns

None

Return type

None

SetSpeedDial(Value)

Sets speed dial.

Parameters

Value (dict) – Speed dial data, see GetSpeedDial() for listing.

Returns

None

Return type

None

SetToDo(Value)

Sets ToDo in phone.

Parameters

Value (dict) – ToDo data, see Todo Object

Returns

Location of created entry

Return type

int

SplitCall(ID)

Splits call.

Parameters

ID (int) – ID of call

Returns

None

Return type

None

SwitchCall(ID, Next)

Switches call.

Parameters

ID (int) – ID of call

Returns

None

Return type

None

Terminate()

Terminates the connection with phone.

Returns

None

Return type

None

Abort()

Aborts current operation.

Returns

None

Return type

None

TransferCall(ID, Next)

Transfers call.

Parameters

ID (int) – ID of call

Returns

None

Return type

None

UnholdCall(ID)

Unholds call.

Parameters

ID (int) – ID of call

Returns

None

Return type

None

Generic functions

gammu.Version()

Get version information.

Returns

Tuple of version information - Gammu runtime version, python-gammu version, build time Gammu version.

Return type

tuple

Debugging configuration

gammu.SetDebugFile(File)

Sets global debug file.

Parameters

File (mixed) – File where to write debug stuff (as configured by SetDebugLevel()). Can be either None for no file, Python file object or filename.

Returns

None

Return type

None

gammu.SetDebugLevel(Level)

Sets global debug level accorting to passed string. You need to configure output file using SetDebugFile() to activate it.

Parameters

Level (str) –

name of debug level to use, currently one of:

  • nothing

  • text

  • textall

  • binary

  • errors

  • textdate

  • textalldate

  • errorsdate

Returns

None

Return type

None

Message processing

gammu.LinkSMS(Messages, EMS)

Links multi part SMS messages.

Parameters

  • Messages (list) – List of messages to link, see SMS Object

  • EMS (bool) – Whether to detect ems, defauls to True

Returns

List of linked messages, see SMS Object

Return type

list

gammu.SMSCounter(Text, UDH = "NoUDH", Coding = "Default")

Calculates number of SMS and free chars in SMS.

Parameters

  • Text (str) – Message text

  • UDH (str) – Message UDH

  • Coding (str) – Message coding (eg. Unicode or Default)

Returns

Number of messages and number of free chars

Return type

tuple

New in version 1.29.90.

gammu.DecodeSMS(Messages, EMS)

Decodes multi part SMS message.

Parameters

  • Messages (list) – Nessages to decode, see SMS Object

  • EMS (bool) – Whether to use EMS, defalt to True

Returns

Multi part message information, see SMS Info Object

Return type

dict

gammu.EncodeSMS(MessageInfo)

Encodes multi part SMS message.

Parameters

MessageInfo (dict) – Description of message, see SMS Info Object

Returns

List of dictionaries with raw message, see SMS Object

Return type

dict

gammu.DecodePDU(Data, SMSC = False)

Parses PDU packet.

Parameters

  • Data (str) – PDU data, need to be binary not hex encoded

  • SMSC (bool) – Whether PDU includes SMSC.

Returns

Message data, see SMS Object

Return type

dict

Example:

gammu.DecodePDU(
    '0681678968986811000a8152564557550010ff0d3bf67aed5ebbddeb1d7bed06'.decode('hex')
)
gammu.EncodePDU(SMS, Layout = Submit)

Creates PDU packet.

Parameters

  • SMS (dict) – SMS dictionary, see SMS Object

  • Layout (str) – Layout (one of Submit, Deliver, StatusReport), Submit is default

Returns

Message data

Return type

str

New in version 1.27.93.

Encoding and decoding entries

gammu.DecodeVCARD(Text)

Decodes memory entry v from a string.

Parameters

Text (str) – String to decode

Returns

Memory entry, see Phonebook Object

Return type

dict

gammu.EncodeVCARD(Entry)

Encodes memory entry to a vCard.

Parameters

Entry (dict) – Memory entry, see Phonebook Object

Returns

String with vCard

Return type

str

gammu.DecodeVCS(Text)

Decodes todo/calendar entry v from a string.

Parameters

Text (str) – String to decode

Returns

Calendar or todo entry (whatever one was included in string), see Calendar Object, Todo Object

Return type

dict

gammu.DecodeICS(Text)

Decodes todo/calendar entry v from a string.

Parameters

Text (str) – String to decode

Returns

Calendar or todo entry (whatever one was included in string), see Calendar Object, Todo Object

Return type

dict

gammu.EncodeVCALENDAR(Entry)

Encodes calendar entry to a vCalendar.

Parameters

Entry (dict) – Calendar entry, see Calendar Object

Returns

String with vCalendar

Return type

str

gammu.EncodeICALENDAR(Entry)

Encodes calendar entry to a iCalendar.

Parameters

Entry (dict) – Calendar entry, see Calendar Object

Returns

String with iCalendar

Return type

str

gammu.EncodeVTODO(Entry)

Encodes todo entry to a vTodo.

Parameters

Entry (dict) – Todo entry, see Todo Object

Returns

String with vTodo

Return type

str

gammu.EncodeITODO(Entry)

Encodes todo entry to a iTodo.

Parameters

Entry (dict) – Todo entry, see Todo Object

Returns

String with vCard

Return type

str

Backup reading and writing

gammu.SaveRingtone(Filename, Ringtone, Format)

Saves ringtone into file.

Parameters

  • Filename (str) – Name of file where ringote will be saved

  • Ringtone (dict) – Ringtone to save

  • Format (str) – One of ott, mid, rng, imy, wav, rttl

Returns

None

Return type

None

gammu.SaveBackup(Filename, Backup, Format)

Saves backup into file.

Parameters

  • Filename (str) – Name of file to read backup from

  • Backup (dict) – Backup data, see ReadBackup() for description

  • Format (str) – File format to use (Auto, AutoUnicode, LMB, VCalendar, VCard, LDIF, ICS, Gammu, GammuUnicode, the default is AutoUnicode)

Returns

None

Return type

None

gammu.ReadBackup(Filename, Format)

Reads backup into file.

Parameters

  • Filename (str) – Name of file where backup is stored

  • Format (str) – File format to use (Auto, AutoUnicode, LMB, VCalendar, VCard, LDIF, ICS, Gammu, GammuUnicode, the default is AutoUnicode)

Returns

Dictionary of read entries, it contains following keys, each might be empty:

  • IMEI

  • Model

  • Creator

  • PhonePhonebook

  • SIMPhonebook

  • Calendar

  • ToDo

  • DateTime

Return type

dict

gammu.SaveSMSBackup(Filename, Backup)

Saves SMS backup into file.

Parameters

  • Filename (str) – Name of file where to save SMS backup

  • Backup (list) – List of messages to store

Returns

None

Return type

None

gammu.ReadSMSBackup(Filename)

Reads SMS backup into file.

Parameters

Filename (str) – Name of file where SMS backup is stored

Returns

List of messages read from file

Return type

list

Various data

gammu.GSMNetworks

Dictionary with GSM network codes.

gammu.GSMCountries

Dictionary with GSM country codes.