Michael Cotherman wrote: > def UnStuffData(src,dst,len): > > for code in src: > for i in range(1,code): > dst.append(i) > > if code < 0xff > dst.append('\0') > > the above is the below code uncommented... > it(and the original code) just seem to find the end > and puts a zero there... > > I do not see the existing zeroes replaced..... this is > kinda why I wanted to start from the specification...
The above is the decoding code, it does what you describe below. It is adding the zeros back in, that is the dst.append('\0') Kent > decoding is: > pop the first byte of the packet off and place > subsequent bytes into the output until you get to the > byte pointed to by the popped byte. When you reach > that byte, read its value as the new 'relative' > pointer, and copy x00 to the output. Proceed as above, > placing bytes to the output until the relative pointer > is reached or the end of the packet occurrs. > > I guess I need to look if I wish for this part of the > program to handle the input as one big existing > string, or work on it a byte at a time as it comes in. > > > -mike c _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor