kaitaistruct 0.5

Kaitai Struct declarative parser generator for binary data: runtime library for Python

# Kaitai Struct: runtime library for Python

This library implements Kaitai Struct API for Python.

[Kaitai Struct](http://kaitai.io) is a declarative language used for describe various binary data structures, laid out in files or in memory: i.e. binary file formats, network stream packet formats, etc.

It is similar to Python’s [construct] and [Construct3], but it is language-agnostic. The format description is done in YAML-based .ksy format, which then can be compiled into a wide range of target languages.

[construct]: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/construct [Construct3]: http://tomerfiliba.com/blog/Survey-of-Construct3/

Further reading:

• [About Kaitai Struct](https://github.com/kaitai-io/kaitai_struct/)

• [About API implemented in this library](https://github.com/kaitai-io/kaitai_struct/wiki/Kaitai-Struct-stream-API)

• [Python-specific notes](https://github.com/kaitai-io/kaitai_struct/wiki/Python)

## Installing

### Using requirements.txt

If you want to use Kaitai Struct runtime in your project and you use requirements.txt to manage your dependencies, just add the following line to it:

` kaitaistruct `

and then run pip install -r requirements.txt to update all your dependencies.

### Using pip directly

You can use

`shell pip install kaitaistruct `

to install the package manually using pip Python package manager.

## Licensing

Copyright 2015-2016 Kaitai Project: MIT license

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The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

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