Basler / Camera List
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The **list** system is based on the `Pypylon Wrapper <https://github.com/basler/pypylon>`_. The class:`CameraList` class is included in the :file:`camera_list.py` :download:`< <https://github.com/IOGS-LEnsE-ressources/camera-gui/blob/main/progs/Basler/camera_list.py>`. It contains methods to create and to display a list of available Basler cameras.

.. warning::

	The :file:`camera_list.py` must be in the same directory as the Python file containing your script.

Import the CameraList class
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To access :class:`CameraList` class and its functions, import the class in your Python code like this:

.. code-block:: python
	
	from camera_list import CameraList

Example of use
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Create a CameraList object
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Cameras list is given by an instance of the :class:`CameraList` class. First of all, you need to create an instance of this class like this:

.. code-block:: python
	
	cam_list = CameraList()

Create a string list of the cameras
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The :samp:`get_cam_list()` method from the :class:`CameraList` class returns a list of a Python :class:`tuple` of 3 values per camera corresponding to : 

* index of the camera (integer)
* serial number of the camera (string)
* name of the camera (string)

You can use this method like this:

.. code-block:: python
	
    cameras_list = cam_list.get_cam_list()

By printing the result of this method, you will obtain something like this:

>>> print(cameras_list)
[[0, 40282239, 'a2A1920-160ucBAS']]


Get a device
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You can then access to one of the connected devices by using the :samp:`get_cam_device()` method like this:

.. code-block:: python

	cam_id = 0
	my_cam_dev = cam_list.get_cam_device(cam_id)

The :samp:`cam_id` corresponding to the index of the camera in the list created previously.


Complete example
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.. code-block:: python

	from camera_list import CameraList
	
	cam_list = CameraList()
	cameras_list = cam_list.get_cam_list()
	
	# Display the list
	for cam in cameras_list:
		print(f'ID:{cam[0]} - Name: {cam[2]} - Serial: {cam[1]}')	
	
	# Ask the user to enter an index of cameras
	cam_id = 'a'
	while cam_id.isdigit() is False:
		cam_id = input('Enter the ID of the camera to connect :')
	cam_id = int(cam_id)
	
	# Get the selected camera device
	my_cam_dev = cam_list.get_cam_device(cam_id)
	
In this example, a :class:`CameraList` instance is created. The list of available cameras is displayed in the console. User must enter a valid number. Finally, a camera device is created in the :code:`my_cam_dev` variable.