Parts of the data is inaccessible (very large parts in fact).The structure is like that:
It is binary data so you need to open the file with a b flag (rb or wb)
and you will probably need to use the struct module to convert the binary data into normal Pyython data types. Search the internet for a description of the file format, it will be easier than trying to figure it out by hand.
How to set up a hex editor ?
You don;t need an editor just a display. The standard Linux tool is od(octal dump) which takes various flags to display hex/strings etc. (Try man od) If on Windows use debug from the command line and use the d command within debug... If you use emacs it has a hex mode that can edit binary filess too. And I think vim can do it but have never tried...
not text. To use Bless, run sudo apt-get install bless on Ubuntu and variants, for Windows try HxD, http://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/.
You only need bless and its cousins if you want to modify the data which you probably don't! HTH, -- Alan Gauld Author of the Learn to Program web site http://www.alan-g.me.uk/ _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
