Method read

python/binaryview.py:4447–4465

r""" ``read`` returns the data reads at most ``length`` bytes from virtual address ``addr``. :param int addr: virtual address to read from. :param int length: number of bytes to read. :return: at most ``length`` bytes from the virtual address ``addr``, empty string on error or no data :rt

(self, addr: int, length: int)

		return self._file.navigate(view_name, offset)

	def read(self, addr: int, length: int) -> bytes:
		r"""
		``read`` returns the data reads at most ``length`` bytes from virtual address ``addr``.

		:param int addr: virtual address to read from.
		:param int length: number of bytes to read.
		:return: at most ``length`` bytes from the virtual address ``addr``, empty string on error or no data
		:rtype: bytes
		:Example:

			>>> #Opening a x86_64 Mach-O binary
			>>> bv = BinaryView.new("/bin/ls") # note that we are using `new` instead of `load` to get the raw view
			>>> bv.read(0,4)
			b'\xcf\xfa\xed\xfe'
		"""
		if (addr < 0) or (length < 0):
			raise ValueError("length and address must both be positive")
		buf = databuffer.DataBuffer(handle=core.BNReadViewBuffer(self.handle, addr, length))
		return bytes(buf)

	def read_int(self, address: int, size: int, sign: bool = True, endian: Optional[Endianness] = None) -> int:
		_endian = self.endianness