[Tut] How to Read and Convert a Binary File to CSV in Python?

[xSicKxBot]

How to Read and Convert a Binary File to CSV in Python?

5/5 – (1 vote)

To read a binary file, use the

Code:

open('rb')

function within a context manager (

Code:

with

keyword) and read its content into a string variable using

Code:

f.readlines()

. You can then convert the string to a CSV using various approaches such as the

Code:

csv

module.

Here’s an example to read the binary file

Code:

'my_file.man'

into your Python script:

Code:

with open('my_file.man', 'rb') as f: content = f.readlines() print(content)

Per default, Python’s built-in

Code:

open()

function opens a text file. If you want to open a binary file, you need to add the

Code:

'b'

character to the optional

Code:

mode

string argument.

• To open a file for reading in binary format, use
  Code:

  mode='rb'
  .
  
  
• To open a file for writing in binary format, use
  Code:

  mode='rb'
  .
  

Now that the content is in your Python script, you can convert it to a CSV using the various methods outlined in this article:

Learn More: Convert a String to CSV in Python

After you’ve converted the data to the comma-separated values (CSV) format demanded by your application, you can write the string to a file using either the

Code:

print()

function with file argument or the standard

Code:

file.write()

approach.