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Let_me_read_DB.py
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Let_me_read_DB.py
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"""
The script reads the contents of the input file in binary mode to ensure that all characters are included, then decodes the bytes using the utf-8 encoding with errors='replace' to replace any invalid characters with the ? character. It then writes the decoded text to the output file in text mode.
To use the script, save it as script.py and run it in the terminal with the following command:
python script.py <file_to_convert> -o <result.txt>
"""
import sys
def convert_to_text(input_file, output_file):
try:
with open(input_file, 'rb') as f:
content = f.read().decode('utf-8', errors='replace')
with open(output_file, 'w') as f:
f.write(content)
print(f"{input_file} successfully converted to {output_file}")
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error converting {input_file} to {output_file}: {str(e)}")
if __name__ == '__main__':
if len(sys.argv) < 3:
print('Usage: script.py <file_to_convert> -o <result.txt>')
else:
input_file = sys.argv[1]
output_file = sys.argv[3]
convert_to_text(input_file, output_file)