Convert binary file

[Vamp4L]

Hello,
  Specifically, I'm trying to convert the Internet Explorer history
file (index.dat) into a readable format.  Anyone done something
similar or know of any functions that may help with such a task?  I'm
not sure exactly what kind of file the index.dat is, it is some kind
of binary file.  I have tried some of the binascii functions (http://
docs.python.org/lib/module-binascii.html) without any luck.
 Thanks