binary2strings

0.1.13 verified Fri May 01 auth: no python

A Python library for fast extraction of ASCII, UTF-8, and UTF-16 strings from binary buffers, using a C backend for performance. Current version: 0.1.13. Release cadence: irregular.

pip install binary2strings

Common errors

error ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'binary2strings' ↓

cause Library not installed or installed in a different Python environment.

fix

Run 'pip install binary2strings' and ensure you are using the correct Python interpreter.

error ImportError: cannot import name 'extract_all_strings' from 'binary2strings' ↓

cause Attempting a direct import that doesn't match the module structure.

fix

Use 'from binary2strings import extract_ascii_strings' or call 'binary2strings.extract_all_strings()' without importing the function name.

error binary2strings.extract_all_strings() missing 1 required positional argument: 'data' ↓

cause Forgetting to pass the bytes-like object or passing it as a keyword argument incorrectly.

fix

Call 'binary2strings.extract_all_strings(data)' where data is a bytes, bytearray, or numpy array.

Warnings

gotcha The library returns strings along with their byte offset and encoding type. The encoding field is a string like 'ASCII' or 'UTF-16LE', not a Python codec name. Do not pass it directly to str.encode(). ↓

fix Use the encoding string only for informational purposes or map it manually to a standard codec.

deprecated extract_ascii_strings and extract_unicode_strings may be deprecated in future; use extract_all_strings with the min_bytes and encoding filter parameters instead. ↓

fix Use binary2strings.extract_all_strings(data, min_bytes=4, ascii_only=True) to replicate ASCII-only extraction.

gotcha The minimum string length parameter (min_bytes) defaults to 4. Short strings like 'AB' are ignored unless you set min_bytes=2. ↓

fix Pass min_bytes=2 or lower to extract shorter strings.

Imports

extract_ascii_strings
wrong
```
from binary2strings import extract_all_strings
```
correct
```
from binary2strings import extract_ascii_strings
```
extract_all_strings does not exist; use extract_ascii_strings or other specific extractors
extract_unicode_strings
```
from binary2strings import extract_unicode_strings
```
Correct import for UTF-16 strings
extract_all_strings
wrong
```
import binary2strings
```
correct
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