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71<h4 class="subsubsection">23.2.2.34 Registers In Python</h4>
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74<p>Python code can request from a <code>gdb.Architecture</code> information
75about the set of registers available
76(see <a href="Architectures-In-Python.html#gdbpy_005farchitecture_005fregisters"><code>Architecture.registers</code></a>).
77The register information is returned as a
78<code>gdb.RegisterDescriptorIterator</code>, which is an iterator that in
79turn returns <code>gdb.RegisterDescriptor</code> objects.
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81<p>A <code>gdb.RegisterDescriptor</code> does not provide the value of a
82register (see <a href="Frames-In-Python.html#gdbpy_005fframe_005fread_005fregister"><code>Frame.read_register</code></a>
83for reading a register&rsquo;s value), instead the <code>RegisterDescriptor</code>
84is a way to discover which registers are available for a particular
85architecture.
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87<p>A <code>gdb.RegisterDescriptor</code> has the following read-only properties:
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89<dl>
90<dt><a name="index-RegisterDescriptor_002ename"></a>Variable: <strong>RegisterDescriptor.name</strong></dt>
91<dd><p>The name of this register.
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94<p>It is also possible to lookup a register descriptor based on its name
95using the following <code>gdb.RegisterDescriptorIterator</code> function:
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98<dt><a name="index-RegisterDescriptorIterator_002efind"></a>Function: <strong>RegisterDescriptorIterator.find</strong> <em>(<var>name</var>)</em></dt>
99<dd><p>Takes <var>name</var> as an argument, which must be a string, and returns a
100<code>gdb.RegisterDescriptor</code> for the register with that name, or
101<code>None</code> if there is no register with that name.
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104<p>Python code can also request from a <code>gdb.Architecture</code>
105information about the set of register groups available on a given
106architecture
107(see <a href="Architectures-In-Python.html#gdbpy_005farchitecture_005freggroups"><code>Architecture.register_groups</code></a>).
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109<p>Every register can be a member of zero or more register groups.  Some
110register groups are used internally within <small>GDB</small> to control
111things like which registers must be saved when calling into the
112program being debugged (see <a href="Calling.html#Calling">Calling Program Functions</a>).
113Other register groups exist to allow users to easily see related sets
114of registers in commands like <code>info registers</code>
115(see <a href="Registers.html#info_005fregisters_005freggroup"><code>info registers
116<var>reggroup</var></code></a>).
117</p>
118<p>The register groups information is returned as a
119<code>gdb.RegisterGroupsIterator</code>, which is an iterator that in turn
120returns <code>gdb.RegisterGroup</code> objects.
121</p>
122<p>A <code>gdb.RegisterGroup</code> object has the following read-only
123properties:
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126<dt><a name="index-RegisterGroup_002ename"></a>Variable: <strong>RegisterGroup.name</strong></dt>
127<dd><p>A string that is the name of this register group.
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