__init__ (
        self,
        url=None,
        printer=None,
        )

Create a Printer instance. Can set one up for particular CUPS url and printer queuename.

clean_print_heads ( self )

Clean the print heads.

get_CUPS_auth ( self,  url )

Display an AuthDialog to login to a CUPS url.

get_device (
        self,
        url=None,
        remote=None,
        remotehost=None,
        )

Turns a CUPS device uri into a raw USB device for either a local printer or a remote printer on a CUPS server running on remotehost.

get_ink_levels ( self )

Return a dictionary containing the ink cartridge color names as key and the percent full value as value.

get_model_name ( self )

Return the model name reported by escputil -d

get_raw_usb_device (
        self,
        uri,
        remote=None,
        remotehost=None,
        )

Turns a CUPS device usb:// uri into a raw USB device for either a local printer or a remote printer on a CUPS server running on remotehost by using HAL/DBus.

get_supported_models ( self )

Return a dictionary containing the list of printer models supported by escputil, with the model name as key and the escputil model ID used for the -m switch as value.

nozzle_check ( self )

Print a nozzle check test page.

run_escputil ( self,  switches )

Assembles the escputil command line and executes it using pexpect or pxssh (via an ssh instance), for local and remote printers, respectively.