struct.unpack null-terminated string

[Alex Martelli]

"Xavier Defrang" <xavier at perceval.net> wrote in message
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>
> Hello,
>
> How do I unpack a null-terminated string with the struct module?  I
> couldn't find it in the lib reference... maybe do i have to upgrade my
> glasses?

I don't think it's supported -- a C struct can't specify that one of
its fields is variable length (e.g. sentinel-terminated).  You can
find the \0 and break the string you're unpacking there, etc...


Alex