Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-16 Thread Nobody
On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:37:33 -0300, Gabriel Genellina wrote: There are no file objects in 3.x. The file() function no longer exists. The return value from open(), will be an instance of _io.something depending upon the mode, e.g. _io.TextIOWrapper for 'r', _io.BufferedReader for 'rb',

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-15 Thread daved170
On 13 דצמבר, 22:39, Dennis Lee Bieber wlfr...@ix.netcom.com wrote: On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:15:50 -0800 (PST), daved170 daved...@gmail.com declaimed the following in gmane.comp.python.general: Thank you all. Dennis I really liked you solution for the issue but I have two question about it:

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-15 Thread sjdevn...@yahoo.com
On Dec 14, 11:44 pm, Terry Reedy tjre...@udel.edu wrote: On 12/14/2009 7:37 PM, Gabriel Genellina wrote: En Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:09:52 -0300, Nobody nob...@nowhere.com escribió: On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:56:55 -0800, sjdevn...@yahoo.com wrote: The 3.1 documentation specifies that file.read

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-14 Thread sjdevn...@yahoo.com
On Dec 14, 1:57 pm, Dennis Lee Bieber wlfr...@ix.netcom.com wrote: On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:56:55 -0800 (PST), sjdevn...@yahoo.com sjdevn...@yahoo.com declaimed the following in gmane.comp.python.general: The 3.1 documentation specifies that file.read returns bytes: file.read([size])

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-14 Thread Nobody
On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:56:55 -0800, sjdevn...@yahoo.com wrote: The 3.1 documentation specifies that file.read returns bytes: Does it need fixing? There are no file objects in 3.x. The file() function no longer exists. The return value from open(), will be an instance of _io.something

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-14 Thread Nobody
On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:14:11 +, MRAB wrote: You originally stated that you want to scramble the bytes -- if you mean to implement some sort of encryption algorithm you should know that most of them work in blocks as the key is longer than one byte. Block ciphers work in blocks.

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-14 Thread Gabriel Genellina
En Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:09:52 -0300, Nobody nob...@nowhere.com escribió: On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:56:55 -0800, sjdevn...@yahoo.com wrote: The 3.1 documentation specifies that file.read returns bytes: Does it need fixing? There are no file objects in 3.x. The file() function no longer exists.

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-14 Thread sjdevn...@yahoo.com
On Dec 14, 4:09 pm, Nobody nob...@nowhere.com wrote: On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:56:55 -0800, sjdevn...@yahoo.com wrote: The 3.1 documentation specifies that file.read returns bytes: Does it need fixing? There are no file objects in 3.x. Then the documentation definitely needs fixing; the

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-14 Thread Terry Reedy
On 12/14/2009 7:37 PM, Gabriel Genellina wrote: En Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:09:52 -0300, Nobody nob...@nowhere.com escribió: On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:56:55 -0800, sjdevn...@yahoo.com wrote: The 3.1 documentation specifies that file.read returns bytes: Does it need fixing? There are no file

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-13 Thread Michel Claveau - MVP
Hi! If it's a binary file... OK, but... what is a binary file? @+ -- Michel Claveau -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-13 Thread Chris Rebert
On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 12:20 AM, Michel Claveau - MVP enleverlesx_xx...@xmclavxeaux.com.invalid wrote: Hi! If it's a binary file... OK, but... what is a binary file? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_file Cheers, Chris -- http://blog.rebertia.com --

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-13 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2009-12-13, Michel Claveau - MVP enleverlesx_xx...@xmclavxeaux.com.invalid wrote: Hi! If it's a binary file... OK, but... what is a binary file? One containing data encoded in base-2. -- Grant -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-13 Thread Tim Chase
Grant Edwards wrote: If it's a binary file... OK, but... what is a binary file? One containing data encoded in base-2. Or one of a system of two files that orbits around a common center of mass? So if you see two files orbiting around a cathedral, they're binary files.

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-13 Thread Rhodri James
On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:44:54 -, Steven D'Aprano st...@remove-this-cybersource.com.au wrote: On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:15:50 -0800, daved170 wrote: Thank you all. Dennis I really liked you solution for the issue but I have two question about it: 1) My origin file is Text file and not binary

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-13 Thread Nobody
On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:39:26 -0800, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: You originally stated that you want to scramble the bytes -- if you mean to implement some sort of encryption algorithm you should know that most of them work in blocks as the key is longer than one byte. Block ciphers work in

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-13 Thread MRAB
Nobody wrote: On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:39:26 -0800, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: You originally stated that you want to scramble the bytes -- if you mean to implement some sort of encryption algorithm you should know that most of them work in blocks as the key is longer than one byte.

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-13 Thread sjdevn...@yahoo.com
On Dec 13, 5:56 pm, Rhodri James rho...@wildebst.demon.co.uk wrote: On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:44:54 -, Steven D'Aprano   st...@remove-this-cybersource.com.au wrote: On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:15:50 -0800, daved170 wrote: Thank you all. Dennis I really liked you solution for the issue but I

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-12 Thread census
daved170 wrote: Hello everybody, I need to read a text file byte after byte. Eache byte is sent to a function that scramble it and I need to write the result to binary file. I've got some questions - 1) How do I read the file byte by byte 2) Should I use streams? If so and I get my entire

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-12 Thread census
daved170 wrote: Hello everybody, I need to read a text file byte after byte. Eache byte is sent to a function that scramble it and I need to write the result to binary file. I've got some questions - 1) How do I read the file byte by byte 2) Should I use streams? If so and I get my entire

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-12 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:35:55 +0100, census wrote: I've got some questions - 1) How do I read the file byte by byte 2) Should I use streams? If so and I get my entire scrambled text in stream can I just write it to the binary file? Thanks Dave f = open (binaryfile, r) bytearray = map

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-12 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:16:42 -0800, daved170 wrote: Hello everybody, I need to read a text file byte after byte. Eache byte is sent to a function that scramble it and I need to write the result to binary file. I've got some questions - 1) How do I read the file byte by byte f = open

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-12 Thread census
Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:35:55 +0100, census wrote: I've got some questions - 1) How do I read the file byte by byte 2) Should I use streams? If so and I get my entire scrambled text in stream can I just write it to the binary file? Thanks Dave f = open

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-12 Thread Rhodri James
On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:14:13 -, census cen...@no-email.de wrote: Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:35:55 +0100, census wrote: I've got some questions - 1) How do I read the file byte by byte 2) Should I use streams? If so and I get my entire scrambled text in stream can I

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-12 Thread Tim Chase
Steven D'Aprano wrote: 2) Should I use streams? What do you mean by streams? they're what come out of proton packs...just don't cross them. It would be bad. -tkc (I suspect the OP is a Java/C++ programmer where streams are somewhat akin to generators, but less powerful; so the answer is

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-12 Thread daved170
On Dec 13, 2:34 am, Dennis Lee Bieber wlfr...@ix.netcom.com wrote: On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:46:01 +0100, census cen...@no-email.de declaimed the following in gmane.comp.python.general: def scramble (a): return (a + 13) % 256         I'll see your modulo rot 13 and raise with a exclusive

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-12 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:15:50 -0800, daved170 wrote: Thank you all. Dennis I really liked you solution for the issue but I have two question about it: 1) My origin file is Text file and not binary That's a statement, not a question. 2) I need to read each time 1 byte. f = open(filename,

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-12 Thread Lie Ryan
On 12/13/2009 5:15 PM, daved170 wrote: Thank you all. Dennis I really liked you solution for the issue but I have two question about it: 1) My origin file is Text file and not binary 2) I need to read each time 1 byte. I didn't see that on your example code. That's where you're confusing

Re: read text file byte by byte

2009-12-12 Thread Dave Angel
daved170 wrote: On Dec 13, 2:34 am, Dennis Lee Bieber wlfr...@ix.netcom.com wrote: On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:46:01 +0100, census cen...@no-email.de declaimed the following in gmane.comp.python.general: def scramble (a): return (a + 13) % 256 I'll see your modulo rot 13

read text file byte by byte

2009-12-11 Thread daved170
Hello everybody, I need to read a text file byte after byte. Eache byte is sent to a function that scramble it and I need to write the result to binary file. I've got some questions - 1) How do I read the file byte by byte 2) Should I use streams? If so and I get my entire scrambled text