def get_default_host_api_info(self): """ Return a dictionary containing the default Host API parameters. The keys of the dictionary mirror the data fields of PortAudio's ``PaHostApiInfo`` structure. :raises IOError: if no default input device is available :rtype: dict """ defaultHostApiIndex = pa.get_default_host_api() return self.get_host_api_info_by_index(defaultHostApiIndex)