guess_format_name¶

hexrec.base.guess_format_name(file_path)[source]¶

Guesses the record format name.

It analyzes the file extension by file_path against all the record formats registered into file_types. The first record format to match the extension within its own BaseFile.FILE_EXT is returned.

Parameters:: file_path (str) – File path to analyze.
Returns:: str – Record format registered within file_types.
Raises:: ValueError – Cannot guess record file format.

See also

file_types

Examples

>>> from hexrec import guess_format_name
>>> guess_format_name('simple.hex')
'ihex'
>>> guess_format_name('simple.srec')
'srec'
>>> guess_format_name('simple.s19')
'srec'
>>> guess_format_name('simple.mot')
'srec'
>>> guess_format_name('data.dat')
'raw'