unhexlify#

hexrec.utils.unhexlify(hexstr, delete=None)[source]#

Converts a hexadecimal byte string into raw bytes.

If delete, its byte values are deleted from hexstr before evaluation. Useful to remove whitespace and separators.

Parameters:

  • hexstr (bytes) – Source hexadecimal byte string.

  • delete (bytes) – If empty or None, no deletion occurs. If Ellipsis, DEFAULT_DELETE is used.

Returns:

bytes – Raw byte string.

Examples

>>> from hexrec.utils import unhexlify
>>> unhexlify(b'AABBCC')
b'\xaa\xbb\xcc'
>>> unhexlify(b'AA BB CC', delete=...)
b'\xaa\xbb\xcc'
>>> unhexlify(b'AA-BB-CC', delete=...)
b'\xaa\xbb\xcc'
>>> unhexlify(b'AA/BB/CC', delete=b'/')
b'\xaa\xbb\xcc'