reading binary data

[Fredrik Lundh]

Francois Forest wrote:
> I found that I can read a binary file and get the result in a string,
> Is there a way to convert a string slice into an int16, int32, or
> floatting point ?

http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/module-struct.html

> More generally, how can I browse through standard libraries ?

http://www.pydoc.org

Cheers /F

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