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library0.1.13pypypiunverified

A Python library for fast extraction of ASCII, UTF-8, and UTF-16 strings from binary buffers, using a C backend for performance. Current version: 0.1.13. Release cadence: irregular.

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datapythonv0.1.13
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Env Coverage0 / 10
glibc
3.9–3.13
musl
3.9–3.13
Install & Compatibility
Where this runs
tested against v? · pip install
Install × environment matrix
Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux
musl
py 3.10–3.95 runs
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py 3.10–3.95 runs
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Code
Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

extract_ascii_strings
✓ from binary2strings import extract_ascii_strings
✗ from binary2strings import extract_all_strings
extract_all_strings does not exist; use extract_ascii_strings or other specific extractors
extract_unicode_strings
✓ from binary2strings import extract_unicode_strings
Correct import for UTF-16 strings
extract_all_strings
✓
✗ import binary2strings
extract_all_strings is a function in the module namespace; call binary2strings.extract_all_strings()

Extract all strings (ASCII and Unicode) from a bytes object.

import binary2strings data = b'Hello\x00World' result = binary2strings.extract_all_strings(data) print(result) # Output: [('Hello', 0, 'UTF-16LE'), ('World', 6, 'UTF-16LE')]
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Known issues
gotchaThe library returns strings along with their byte offset and encoding type. The encoding field is a string like 'ASCII' or 'UTF-16LE', not a Python codec name. Do not pass it directly to str.encode().
fix
Use the encoding string only for informational purposes or map it manually to a standard codec.
affects: all
deprecatedextract_ascii_strings and extract_unicode_strings may be deprecated in future; use extract_all_strings with the min_bytes and encoding filter parameters instead.
fix
Use binary2strings.extract_all_strings(data, min_bytes=4, ascii_only=True) to replicate ASCII-only extraction.
affects: 0.1.x
gotchaThe minimum string length parameter (min_bytes) defaults to 4. Short strings like 'AB' are ignored unless you set min_bytes=2.
fix
Pass min_bytes=2 or lower to extract shorter strings.
affects: all
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Version history
0.1.13latest on PyPI · released Jul 20, 2023
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Dependencies
numpyoptionalRequired for numpy array input support
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Resources
githubhttps://github.com/glmcdona/binary2strings ↗
packagehttps://pypi.org/project/binary2strings/ ↗