binhex — Encode and decode binhex4 files¶
Source code: Lib/binhex.py
This module encodes and decodes files in binhex4 format, a format allowing representation of Macintosh files in ASCII. Only the data fork is handled.
The binhex module defines the following functions:
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binhex.binhex(input, output)¶
- Convert a binary file with filename input to binhex file output. The output parameter can either be a filename or a file-like object (any object supporting a - write()and- close()method).
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binhex.hexbin(input, output)¶
- Decode a binhex file input. input may be a filename or a file-like object supporting - read()and- close()methods. The resulting file is written to a file named output, unless the argument is- Nonein which case the output filename is read from the binhex file.
The following exception is also defined:
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exception binhex.Error¶
- Exception raised when something can’t be encoded using the binhex format (for example, a filename is too long to fit in the filename field), or when input is not properly encoded binhex data. 
See also
- Module binascii
- Support module containing ASCII-to-binary and binary-to-ASCII conversions. 
Notes¶
There is an alternative, more powerful interface to the coder and decoder, see the source for details.
If you code or decode textfiles on non-Macintosh platforms they will still use the old Macintosh newline convention (carriage-return as end of line).
