Ice.initialize

Ice.initialize(args: list[str] | None = None, eventLoop: AbstractEventLoop | None = None, initData: InitializationData | None = None) → Communicator

Creates a new communicator. This function is provided for backwards compatibility. New code should call the Communicator constructor directly.

Parameters:

  • args (list of str, optional) – The command-line arguments.

  • eventLoop (asyncio.AbstractEventLoop, optional) – An asyncio event loop used to run coroutines and wrap futures. This argument and the initData argument are mutually exclusive.

  • initData (InitializationData, optional) – Options for the new communicator. This argument and the args argument are mutually exclusive.

Returns:

The new communicator.

Return type:

Communicator