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From: "Haralanov, Mitko" <mitko.haralanov@intel.com>
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Subject: Controlling buffer alignment in file.read()
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Hi all,

I am using Python to read from a binary device file which requires that all=
 read sizes are in 8byte multiples and the user's buffer is 8byte aligned.

I am currently using a file object and the file.read() method. However, the=
 issue is that the file.read() method allocates the buffer passed to C func=
tion under the covers and, therefore, the alignment is arbitrary.

Is there a way that I can get file.read() to use an 8byte aligned buffer?

Thanks,
- Mitko