Disk module

class Disk.Disk(size, filename)[source]

Bases: object

Class emulating a Disk.

__init__(size, filename)[source]

Class constructor. Initialize the vdisk object.

Parameters:

  • size (int) – Size in bytes of the vdisk.

  • filename (str) – Real filename of the vdisk in the filesystem.

get_size() → int[source]

Get the size of the virtual disk.

Returns:

Size in bytes of the virtual disk.

Return type:

int

__str__() → str[source]

Overload of the str() function.

Returns:

A string with the filename and size of the disk.

Return type:

str

size() → int[source]

Size of the virtual disk.

Returns:

Size in bytes of the virtual disk.

Return type:

int

filename(name: str) → None[source]

Set the filename of the virtual disk.

Parameters:

name (str) – Name of the file.

write(sector: int, value: int) → bool[source]

Write bytes to the virtual disk.

Parameters:

  • sector – Sector where the byte is written.

  • value – The byte to be written.

Returns:

True if successful, False if not.

Return type:

bool

read(sector: int) → int[source]

Read a virtual disk sector.

Parameters:

sector (int) – Sector to be read.

Returns:

the read byte or -1 if there were any problem.

Return type:

int

load() → bool[source]

Load the virtual disk from a real file.

Returns:

True if was successful, False if not,

Return type:

bool

save() → bool[source]

Save the virtual disk to a real file.

Returns:

True if was successful, False if not.

Return type:

bool