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Table of Contents

  • Brushing Up on Binary Fundamentals
    • Bits, Bytes, and Binary Data
    • Binary Words and Endianness
    • Signedness and the Sign Bit
    • Two’s Complement vs Python
  • Getting to Know the bytes Object in Python
    • Bytes-Like Objects and bytes
    • Python’s Buffer Protocol
  • Creating Python bytes by Hand
    • The Bytes Literal Format
    • The Built-in bytes() Function
    • The bytes.fromhex() Class Method
  • Manipulating Bytes Objects in Python
    • Use bytes Like a Python String
    • Convert Between Bytes and Strings
    • Represent Bytes in Python Differently
  • Working With Python Bytes in Practice
    • Read and Write Binary Files of Varying Sizes
    • Communicate Over a Binary Network Protocol
    • Serialize Python Objects Using a Binary Format
    • Manipulate Pixel Data to Conceal a Hidden Message
    • Embed an Image in Markdown Using Base64
    • Compile and Execute Python Bytecode
  • Conclusion
  • Frequently Asked Questions