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Python - Reading binary file

  • 13-09-2004 06:49PM
    #1
    Dar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 763 ✭✭✭


    This has been wrecking my head for the last hour :)

    I'm trying to read in numerical data from a binary file (lets call it blah) using:
    blah.read(3)

    The contents of the file:
ff 41 ff

The string i get back from read:
'\xffA\xff'   (converts the 0x41 into ascii character A)

What i want:
'\xff\x41\xff'

    So is there any way of preventing python from converting bytes to ascii in the output string?


Comments

  • #2
    phil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 568 ✭✭✭phil


    Data from a file is always a String. You need to look at the ``struct'' module and at the pack/unpack functions.

    Regards,

    Phil.


  • #3
    Dar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 763 ✭✭✭Dar


    Sorted, thanks!


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