Idea for how to interact with the python_simconnect api

SimConnect_Interface.py

from PythonSimConnect import *
from time import time

# library code,

class DataTypes():
	Altitude = ('altitude', (b'Plane Altitude', b'feet'))
	Latitude = ('Latitude', (b'Plane Latitude', b'degrees'))
	Longitude = ('Longitude', (b'Plane Longitude', b'degrees'))
	Kohlsman = ('Kohlsman', (b'Kohlsman setting hg', b'inHg'))

class SimEvents():
	GearDown = b'GEAR_DOWN'
	GearUp = b'GEAR_UP'
	GearToggle = b'GEAR_TOGGLE'

class Wrapper_Request():

	_request = None

	def add(self, datatype):
		self._request.append(datatype[0], datatype[1])

class Wrapper_SimConnect():

	class GROUP_ID(SIMCONNECT_NOTIFICATION_GROUP_ID):  # client-defined notification group ID
		GROUP_A = auto()

	_SimConnect = PythonSimConnect(_NOTIFICATION_GROUP_ID=GROUP_ID)

	def addRequest(self, timeout=2000):

		name = "Request" + len(self._SimConnect.Requests)
		r = Wrapper_Request()
		r._request = self._SimConnect.newRequest(name, timeout)
		return r


#####################################
#user code

# default initialsing has no arguments
connection = Wrapper_SimConnect()

connection.setup()

myRequest = connection.addRequest()

# simpler and enumerated variables
myRequest.add(DataTypes.Altitude)
myRequest.add(DataTypes.Latitude)
myRequest.add(DataTypes.Longitude)
myRequest.add(DataTypes.Kohlsman)


gear_toggle = connection.MapToSimEvent(SimEvents.GearDown)

while not connection.quit:

	if int(time()) % 10 == 0:
		connection.RequestData(myRequest)

	if int(time()) % 15 == 0:
		connection.SendData(gear_toggle)

	connection.Run()
	data = connection.GetData(myRequest)
	if data is not None:
		print("Lat=%f  Lon=%f  Alt=%f Kohlsman=%.2f" % (
			data.Latitude,
			data.Longitude,
			data.altitude,
			data.Kohlsman
		))