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authorPeter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@who-t.net>2014-11-07 10:25:10 +1000
committerBenjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@gmail.com>2014-11-07 10:46:48 -0500
commit511ea969c88c5ab306a985343a74084cbd9a1afa (patch)
tree3023ed75295036b9eafe799fc23a8be6568426f6 /python
parent0b6ef3e05981a3dbaf75cd0a66bc33d7d3b4e469 (diff)
python: fix a couple of comment claiming we need root
We do, but technically we just need the right permissions Signed-off-by: Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@who-t.net> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@gmail.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'python')
-rw-r--r--python/evemu/__init__.py9
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/python/evemu/__init__.py b/python/evemu/__init__.py
index d1692bd..531ef81 100644
--- a/python/evemu/__init__.py
+++ b/python/evemu/__init__.py
@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@ class Device(object):
to prop_file. This information can be parsed later when constructing
a Device to create a virtual input device with the same properties.
- Scripts that use this method need to be run as root.
+ You need the required permissions to access the device file to
+ succeed (usually root).
"""
if not hasattr(prop_file, "read"):
raise TypeError("expected file")
@@ -284,7 +285,8 @@ class Device(object):
through the input device. The event sequence must be in
the form created by the record method.
- Scripts that use this method need to be run as root.
+ You need the required permissions to access the device file to
+ succeed (usually root).
"""
if not hasattr(events_file, "read"):
raise TypeError("expected file")
@@ -299,7 +301,8 @@ class Device(object):
allowing a virtual input device to emit the exact same event
sequence.
- Scripts that use this method need to be run as root.
+ You need the required permissions to access the device file to
+ succeed (usually root).
"""
if not hasattr(events_file, "read"):
raise TypeError("expected file")