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On Oct 22, 2012, at 6:33 PM, MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote:

> Another way you could do it is:
>=20
> while True:
>    chunk =3D byteStream.read(4)
>    if not chunk:
>        break
>    ...
>=20
> And you could fetch multiple signatures in one read:
>=20
> signatures =3D list(struct.unpack('>{}I'.format(valveCount), =
byteStream.read(4 * valueCount)))

Thanks, both great ideas. Still does the read/decode slightly different =
between the different sites, but at least it's localized better. Much =
appreciated.

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Travis Griggs
"History has a habit of changing the people who think they are changing =
it." -Terry Pratchett