guess_format_type#

hexrec.base.guess_format_type(file_path)[source]#

Guesses the record format object type.

It calls guess_format_name() to return the registered object type within FILE_TYPES.

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

See also

FILE_TYPES

Examples

>>> from hexrec import guess_format_type
>>> guess_format_type('simple.hex')
<class 'hexrec.formats.ihex.IhexFile'>
>>> guess_format_type('simple.srec')
<class 'hexrec.formats.srec.SrecFile'>
>>> guess_format_type('simple.s19')
<class 'hexrec.formats.srec.SrecFile'>
>>> guess_format_type('simple.mot')
<class 'hexrec.formats.srec.SrecFile'>
>>> guess_format_type('data.dat')
<class 'hexrec.formats.raw.RawFile'>