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python-kmod
===========

Python bindings for kmod/libkmod

kmod is a set of tools to handle common tasks with Linux kernel modules like
insert, remove, list, check properties, resolve dependencies and aliases.

These tools are designed on top of libkmod, a library that is shipped with
kmod. It can be found at:

http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/kernel/kmod/kmod.git;a=summary

python-kmod is a Python wrapper module for libkmod, exposing common
module operations: listing installed modules, modprobe, and rmmod.
It is at:

https://github.com/agrover/python-kmod

Example (python invoked as root)
--------------------------------

>>>import kmod

>>>km = kmod.Kmod()

>>>km.loaded_modules()

[('nfs', 407706),
 ('nfs_acl', 12741)

...

 ('virtio_blk', 17549)]

>>>km.modprobe("btrfs")

>>>km.rmmod("btrfs")

Building
--------

Ensure Python and kmod headers are installed and run:

python setup.py build