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kaitaistruct_binary_file_parsing_quickstart.py

python

Demonstrates how to import a generated Kaitai Struct class and use it to pa

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kaitaistruct_binary_file_parsing_quickstart.py
1import my_format
2from kaitaistruct import KaitaiStream, BytesIO
3
4# 1. Open a file or provide a byte buffer
5with open("path/to/local/file.bin", "rb") as f:
6    # 2. Initialize KaitaiStream with the file object
7    stream = KaitaiStream(f)
8    
9    # 3. Instantiate the generated class with the stream
10    data = my_format.MyFormat(stream)
11    
12    # 4. Access parsed data fields
13    print(f"Field 1: {data.some_field}")
14    print(f"Field 2: {data.another_field}")