hexrec.records.save_chunk#

hexrec.records.save_chunk(path, chunk, address=0, record_type=None, split_args=None, split_kwargs=None, build_args=None, build_kwargs=None)[source]#

Saves a data chunk to a record file.

Parameters:

  • path (str) – Path of the output file.

  • chunk (bytes) – A chunk of data.

  • address (int) – Address of the data chunk.

  • record_type (type) – Explicit record type. If None, it is guessed from the file extension.

  • split_args (list) – Positional arguments for Record.split().

  • split_kwargs (dict) – Keyword arguments for Record.split().

  • build_args (list) – Positional arguments for Record.build_standalone().

  • build_kwargs (dict) – Keyword arguments for Record.build_standalone().

Example

>>> data = bytes(range(256))
>>> save_chunk('bytes.mot', data, 0x12345678)
>>> load_blocks('bytes.mot') == [[0x12345678, data]]
True