Reading binary from a file...

[Steve Holden]

KraftDiner wrote:
> Hi!
> In python I'm able to read in binary data from a file.
> data = file.read()  # Reads in an entire file.
> 
Note that you should open the file in binary mode to be 
platform-agnostic and as portable as possible. (Just in case you aren't).

> However the data is 16bits per sample and python is storing the
> data in a string.  How do I convert that 8bit data into a list of 16
> bit integers?
> 
> Note: I want generic python lists or tupels not numpy or numeric etc
> etc...
> 
You really want the struct module here.

regards
  Steve
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