PACKET.UNPACK(1)

NAME
packet.unpack - Unpack module

DESCRIPTION
Provides the object for managing and unpacking raw data from a working buffer.

CLASSES

  class Unpack(__builtin__.object)
Unpack object Usage:
    from packet.unpack import Unpack
    x = Unpack(buffer)
    # Get the 32 bytes from the working buffer
    data = x.rawdata(32)
    # Unpack an 'unsigned short' (2 bytes)
    short_int = x.unpack(2, 'H')[0]

Methods defined here:
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__init__(self, data)
    Constructor Initialize object's private data.

    data:
        Raw packet data

rawdata(self, size)
    Get the number of bytes given from the working buffer.

unpack(self, size, fmt)
    Get the number of bytes given from the working buffer and process it according to the given format. Return a tuple of unpack items, see struct.unpack.

BUGS
No known bugs.

AUTHOR
Jorge Mora (mora@netapp.com)