.. _editor:

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hachoir.editor module
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Hachoir editor is a Python library based on Hachoir core used to edit binary
files.

Today, only one program uses it: :ref:`hachoir-strip <strip>` (remove "useless"
information to make a file smaller).

Example: gzip, remove filename
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.. literalinclude:: examples/editor_gzip.py

Example: gzip, add extra
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.. literalinclude:: examples/editor_add_extra.py

Example: zip, set comment
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.. literalinclude:: examples/editor_zip.py