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diff --git a/docs/library/struct.rst b/docs/library/struct.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..71ee5c9b7 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/library/struct.rst @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +:mod:`struct` -- pack and unpack primitive data types +===================================================== + +.. module:: struct + :synopsis: pack and unpack primitive data types + +See `Python struct <https://docs.python.org/3/library/struct.html>`_ for more +information. + +Functions +--------- + +.. function:: calcsize(fmt) + + Return the number of bytes needed to store the given ``fmt``. + +.. function:: pack(fmt, v1, v2, ...) + + Pack the values ``v1``, ``v2``, ... according to the format string ``fmt``. + The return value is a bytes object encoding the values. + +.. function:: unpack(fmt, data) + + Unpack from the ``data`` according to the format string ``fmt``. + The return value is a tuple of the unpacked values. |
