python-ldap Reference Documentation

This document describes the package python-ldap with its various modules.

Depending on what you want to do this manual assumes basic to expert knowledge about the Python language and the LDAP standard (LDAPv3).

• ldap LDAP library interface module
  • Functions
  • Constants
    • General
    • Options
    • DN format flags
  • Exceptions
  • Warnings
  • LDAPObject classes
    • Arguments for LDAPv3 controls
    • Sending LDAP requests
    • Connection-specific LDAP options
    • Object attributes
  • Example
• ldap.asyncsearch Stream-processing of large search results
  • Classes
  • Examples
    • Using ldap.asyncsearch.List
    • Using ldap.asyncsearch.LDIFWriter
• ldap.controls High-level access to LDAPv3 extended controls
  • Variables
  • Classes
  • Functions
  • Sub-modules
    • ldap.controls.simple Very simple controls
    • ldap.controls.libldap Various controls implemented in OpenLDAP libs
    • ldap.controls.psearch LDAP Persistent Search
    • ldap.controls.sessiontrack Session tracking control
    • ldap.controls.readentry Read entry control
    • ldap.controls.ppolicy Password Policy Control
• ldap.dn LDAP Distinguished Name handling
  • Examples
• ldap.extop High-level access to LDAPv3 extended operations
  • Classes
  • ldap.extop.dds Classes for Dynamic Entries extended operations
• ldap.filter LDAP filter handling
• ldap.modlist Generate modify lists
• ldap.resiter Generator for stream-processing of large search results
  • Examples
    • Using ldap.resiter.ResultProcessor
• ldap.schema Handling LDAPv3 schema
  • ldap.schema.subentry Processing LDAPv3 subschema subentry
    • Functions
    • Classes
  • ldap.schema.models Schema elements
  • Examples for ldap.schema
• ldap.syncrepl Implementation of a syncrepl consumer
  • Classes
• ldap.sasl SASL Authentication Methods
  • Constants
  • Classes
    • Examples for ldap.sasl
• ldif LDIF parser and generator
  • Functions
  • Classes
  • Example
• ldapurl LDAP URL handling
  • Constants
  • Functions
  • Classes
    • LDAP URLs
    • LDAP URL extensions
    • Example
• slapdtest Spawning test instances of OpenLDAP’s slapd server
  • Functions
  • Classes