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PyFFI

Python File Format Interface. Also see file, interface, and pyffi.

file

A byte stream.

file format

See interface.

file format interface

See interface.

interface

An interface provides a semantic translation of a byte stream to an organized collection of named Python objects, which are typically bundled into a classes.

spell

A transformation that can be applied to a file.

toaster

Applies one or more spells to all files of all subdirectories of a given directory.