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ejects the DVD-ROM drive (using Python)
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eject.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# ejects the cdrom drive
#
# kernel references:
# - Documentation/ioctl/cdrom.txt
# - include/uapi/linux/cdrom.h
#
from fcntl import ioctl
import sys, os
CDROMEJECT = 0x5309
fd = os.open(sys.argv[1], os.O_RDONLY | os.O_NONBLOCK)
ioctl(fd, CDROMEJECT, 0);
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