How to use python struct.unpack

Question

I have a file with the following content

(dp1 
S'SomethingString1' 
p2
(dp3
S'SomethingString2' 
p4
I3
sS'SomethingString3' 
p5
I7105
sS'SomethingString4'
p6
I0

How do I get data from it using python "struct.unpack"

Martijn Pieters · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-22 17:41:05Z

1

You have a pickle file, use the pickle module instead.

The struct module won't help here; that module is used for binary data packed following C struct conventions, and the pickle format you are looking at is textual.

edited Jan 22, 2013 at 17:41

answered Jan 22, 2013 at 17:02

Martijn Pieters

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