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Introducing pystringsext: Simplify Binary String Extraction in Python

Introducing pystringsext: Simplify Binary String Extraction in Python

When I needed to extract UUIDs from Android APKs, I found the stringsext command-line tool incredibly useful. However, it lacked programmable output for data analysis, which was crucial for my project. To bridge this gap, I created pystringsext, a Python wrapper that parses the standard output of the stringsext tool.

Writing Python the Rust Way

Writing Python the Rust Way

UNO Card Game Implementation The Problem: A Naive Approach Let's start with a naive implementation of UNO card logic: class UnoCard: def __init__(self, color, value, is_wild=False): self.color = color self.value = value self.is_wild = is_wild def valid_to_play(card, top_card): if

I made a better struct alternative in Python

I made a better struct alternative in Python

Introducing PackMan, a type-safe struct alternative for binary packing/unpacking for Python