bytekit 3.4.1

High-performance buffer transformation, encoding, and binary codec primitives

bytekit

High-performance buffer transformation, encoding, and binary codec primitives for Python.

Installation

pip install bytekit

Usage

import bytekit

# XOR encoding
encoded = bytekit.xor(b'hello world', b'key')
decoded = bytekit.xor(encoded, b'key')

# Hex / Base64
hex_str = bytekit.to_hex(b'\xde\xad\xbe\xef')
raw = bytekit.from_hex('deadbeef')
b64 = bytekit.to_base64(b'binary data')

# PKCS7 padding
padded = bytekit.pad_pkcs7(b'short', block_size=16)
original = bytekit.unpad_pkcs7(padded)

# Hashing
digest = bytekit.sha256(b'message')
mac = bytekit.hmac_sha256(b'secret', b'data')

# Binary packing
packed = bytekit.write_uint32_le(0xDEADBEEF)
value = bytekit.read_uint32_le(packed)

# Utilities
chunks = bytekit.split(b'abcdefgh', 3)
rand = bytekit.random_bytes(32)
eq = bytekit.compare(a, b)  # constant-time

API Reference

Encoding

• xor(data, key) — XOR each byte with cycling key
• to_hex(buf) / from_hex(str) — hex encode/decode
• to_base64(buf) / from_base64(str) — base64
• to_base32(buf) / from_base32(str) — base32

Padding

• pad(buf, n, byte=0) — right-pad to length n
• pad_pkcs7(buf, block_size=16) / unpad_pkcs7(buf)

Hashing

• sha256(buf) / sha256_hex(buf) / md5(buf)
• hmac_sha256(key, data)
• crc32(buf)

Binary

• pack(fmt, *values) / unpack(fmt, buf)
• read_uint32_le/be(buf, offset) / write_uint32_le/be(value)
• read_uint16_le/be(buf, offset)

Manipulation

• concat(*parts) / split(buf, n) / chunks(buf, size)
• rotate_left(buf, k) / rotate_right(buf, k)
• reverse(buf) / repeat(buf, n)
• interleave(a, b) / deinterleave(buf, count)
• mask(data, mask_byte) / fill(size, byte)

Comparison

• compare(a, b) — constant-time equality
• bit_count(buf) — popcount
• hamming_distance(a, b)

License

MIT