Component

class Component(**properties: Any)

Superclasses: Object, Object

This is the ICalComponent instance.

Constructors

class Component

classmethod new(kind: ComponentKind) → Component

Creates a new Component with specific type.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

kind – The ComponentKind

classmethod new_from_string(str: str) → Component

Creates a new Component based on a string.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

str – The string used to create Component

classmethod new_vagenda() → Component

Creates a Component with the type to be vagenda.

Added in version 1.0.

classmethod new_valarm() → Component

Creates a Component with the type to be valarm.

Added in version 1.0.

classmethod new_vavailability() → Component

Creates a Component with the type to be vavailability.

Added in version 1.0.

classmethod new_vcalendar() → Component

Creates a Component with the type to be vcalendar.

Added in version 1.0.

classmethod new_vevent() → Component

Creates a Component with the type to be vevent.

Added in version 1.0.

classmethod new_vfreebusy() → Component

Creates a Component with the type to be vfreebusy.

Added in version 1.0.

classmethod new_vjournal() → Component

Creates a Component with the type to be vjournal.

Added in version 1.0.

classmethod new_vpoll() → Component

Creates a Component with the type to be vpoll.

Added in version 1.0.

classmethod new_vquery() → Component

Creates a Component with the type to be vquery.

Added in version 1.0.

classmethod new_vtimezone() → Component

Creates a Component with the type to be vtimezone.

Added in version 1.0.

classmethod new_vtodo() → Component

Creates a Component with the type to be vtodo.

Added in version 1.0.

classmethod new_vvoter() → Component

Creates a Component with the type to be vvoter.

Added in version 1.0.

classmethod new_x(x_name: str) → Component

Creates a new Component based on name of x property.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

x_name – The name of x property

classmethod new_xavailable() → Component

Creates a Component with the type to be xavailable.

Added in version 1.0.

classmethod new_xdaylight() → Component

Creates a Component with the type to be xdaylight.

Added in version 1.0.

classmethod new_xstandard() → Component

Creates a Component with the type to be xstandard.

Added in version 1.0.

classmethod new_xvote() → Component

Creates a Component with the type to be xvote.

Added in version 1.0.

Methods

class Component

add_component(child: Component) → None

Adds a Component into another Component as a child component.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

child – A child Component

add_property(property: Property) → None

Adds an Property into Component.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

property – An Property

as_ical_string() → str

Converts a Component to a string.

Added in version 1.0.

begin_component(kind: ComponentKind) → CompIter

Gets the CompIter pointing to the first child Component.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

kind – A ComponentKind

check_restrictions() → int

Checks the number of restrictions in Component.

Added in version 1.0.

clone() → Component

Deeply clone a Component.

Added in version 1.0.

convert_errors() → None

Converts some X-LIC-ERROR properties into RETURN-STATUS properties.

Added in version 1.0.

count_components(kind: ComponentKind) → int

Counts the child Component with the target kind in the parent one.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

kind – The target ComponentKind

count_errors() → int

Counts the number of errors in Component.

Added in version 1.0.

count_properties(kind: PropertyKind) → int

Counts the number of Property in Component.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

kind – A PropertyKind

end_component(kind: ComponentKind) → CompIter

Gets the CompIter pointing to the end child Component.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

kind – A ComponentKind

foreach_recurrence(start: Time, end: Time, callback: Callable[[Component, TimeSpan, Any], None], user_data: Any = None) → None

Cycles through all recurrences of an event. This function will call the specified callback function for once for the base value of DTSTART, and foreach recurring date/time value. It will filter out events that are specified as an EXDATE or an EXRULE.

Added in version 3.0.5.

Parameters:

• start – Ignore timespans before this

• end – Ignore timespans after this

• callback – Function called for each timespan within the range

• user_data – The user data for callback function

foreach_tzid(callback: Callable[[Parameter, Any], None], user_data: Any = None) → None

Applies the same manipulation on every tzid in Component.

Added in version 3.0.5.

Parameters:

• callback – The callback function

• user_data – The data for callback function

get_comment() → str

Gets the comment of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

get_current_component() → Component

Gets the current Component in Component.

Added in version 1.0.

get_current_property() → Property

Gets the current Property in Component.

Added in version 1.0.

get_description() → str

Gets the description of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

get_dtend() → Time

Gets the dtend of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

get_dtstamp() → Time

Gets the dtstamp of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

get_dtstart() → Time

Gets the dtstart of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

get_due() → Time

Gets the due of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

get_duration() → Duration

Gets the duration of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

get_first_component(kind: ComponentKind) → Component | None

Gets the first Component with specific kind in Component.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

kind – A ComponentKind

get_first_property(kind: PropertyKind) → Property | None

Gets the first Property with specific kind in Component.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

kind – A PropertyKind

get_first_real_component() → Component

For VCOMPONENT: Returns a reference to the first VEVENT, VTODO or VJOURNAL.

Added in version 1.0.

get_inner() → Component | None

Returns the first VEVENT, VTODO or VJOURNAL sub-component of cop, or comp if it is one of those types.

Added in version 1.0.

get_location() → str

Gets the location of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

get_method() → PropertyMethod

Gets the method of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

get_next_component(kind: ComponentKind) → Component | None

Gets the next Component with specific kind in Component.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

kind – A ComponentKind

get_next_property(kind: PropertyKind) → Property | None

Gets the next Property with specific kind in Component.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

kind – A PropertyKind

get_parent() → Component | None

Gets the parent component of the component.

Added in version 3.0.

get_recurrenceid() → Time

Gets the recurrenceid of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

get_relcalid() → str

Gets the relcalid of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

get_sequence() → int

Gets the sequence of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

get_span() → TimeSpan

For VEVENT, VTODO, VJOURNAL and VTIMEZONE: reports the start and end times of an event in UTC.

Added in version 1.0.

get_status() → PropertyStatus

Gets the status of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

get_summary() → str

Gets the summary of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

get_timezone(tzid: str) → Timezone | None

Returns the icaltimezone in the component corresponding to the TZID, or NULL if it can’t be found.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

tzid – A string representing timezone

get_uid() → str

Gets the uid of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

is_valid() → bool

Checks whether Component is valid.

Added in version 1.0.

isa() → ComponentKind

Gets the type of Component.

Added in version 1.0.

isa_component() → int

Checks whether the native part of Component is icalcomponent.

Added in version 1.0.

classmethod kind_from_string() → ComponentKind

Converts a string to a ComponentKind.

Added in version 1.0.

classmethod kind_is_valid() → bool

Checks if a ComponentKind is valid.

Added in version 1.0.

classmethod kind_to_string() → str

Converts a ComponentKind to a string.

Added in version 1.0.

merge_component(comp_to_merge: Component) → None

Takes 2 VCALENDAR components and merges the second one into the first, resolving any problems with conflicting TZIDs. comp_to_merge will no longer exist after calling this function.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

comp_to_merge – A Component. After merged it will not exist any more.

remove_component(child: Component) → None

Removes a child Component from another Component.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

child – A child Component

remove_property(property: Property) → None

Removes Property from Component. Caution: The compare is based on address. So you must use the original Property as the target.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

property – A Property

set_comment(v: str) → None

Sets the comment of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

v – A string representing comment

set_description(v: str) → None

Sets the description of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

v – A string representing description

set_dtend(v: Time) → None

Sets the dtend of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

v – A Time

set_dtstamp(v: Time) → None

Sets the dtstamp of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

v – A Time

set_dtstart(v: Time) → None

Sets the dtstart of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

v – A Time

set_due(v: Time) → None

Sets the due of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

v – A Time

set_duration(v: Duration) → None

Sets the duration of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

v – A Duration

set_location(v: str) → None

Sets the location of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

v – A string representing location

set_method(method: PropertyMethod) → None

Sets the method of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

method – A PropertyMethod

set_parent(parent: Component | None = None) → None

Sets the parent Component of the specified component.

Added in version 3.0.

Parameters:

parent – An Component, a new parent

set_recurrenceid(v: Time) → None

Sets the recurrenceid of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

v – A Time

set_relcalid(v: str) → None

Sets the relcalid of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

v – A string representing relcalid

set_sequence(v: int) → None

Sets the sequence of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

v – The sequence number

set_status(status: PropertyStatus) → None

Sets the status of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

status – A PropertyStatus

set_summary(v: str) → None

Sets the summary of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

v – A string representing summary

set_uid(v: str) → None

Sets the uid of the Component.

Added in version 1.0.

Parameters:

v – A string representing uid

strip_errors() → None

Removes all X-LIC-ERROR properties.

Added in version 1.0.