Metadata-Version: 1.0
Name: bitfile
Version: 0.2
Summary: Module for reading/writing an arbitrary number of bits from a file.
Home-page: http://michael.dipperstein.com/bitlibs/
Author: Michael Dipperstein
Author-email: mdipper@alumni.engr.ucsb.edu
License: GPL
Description: 
        =============
        BitFile Class
        =============
        Description
        -----------
        This archive contains a python package that includes a class implementing
        bitwise reading and writing for sequential files.  This class is intended to be
        easy to follow and expand upon, though it may be used without an understanding
        of its implementation.
        
        License
        -------
        BitFile is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.  See COPYING for
        full license text.
        
        Files
        -----
        ::
        
        __init__.py     - Python package initializtion code for bitfile.
        bitfile.py      - Class implementing bitwise reading and writing for
        sequential files.
        COPYING         - GNU General Public License v3
        README          - Package documentation
        sample.py       - Sample usage and doctest.
        setup.py        - distutils setup file.
        
        Installing
        ----------
        This package uses distutils.  The package may be installed with the following
        command::
        
        python setup.py install
        
        Usage
        -----
        bitfile.py is fully documented with docstrings.  Use your favorite tool for
        generating documentation from docstrings.
        
        sample.py demonstrates usage of each of the BitFile methods.
        
        sample.py also contains doctest information.  The doctest may be excuted with
        the following command::
        
        python sample.py -v
        
        History
        -------
        | 01/14/10 - Initial release
        | 03/04/10 - Add support for 'r+' (read/write) mode
        
        ToDo
        ----
        * Add constructor to convert a standard file into a BitFile.
        
Platform: All platforms
Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python
Classifier: Environment :: Console
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
Classifier: Topic :: System :: Archiving :: Compression
Classifier: Topic :: Utilities
