Method read_string

src/packagedcode/pyrpm.py:323–334

(cls, store, count)

    @classmethod
    def read_string(cls, store, count):
        string = b''
        while True:
            char = cls.read_char(store, count=1)
            if len(char) == 0 or char == b'\x00':
                # read until '\0'
                break
            string += char
        # We decode as UTF-8 by default and avoid errors with a replacement.
        # UTF-8 should be the standard for RPMs, though for older rpms mileage
        # may vary
        return string and string.decode('utf-8', errors='replace') or None

    @classmethod
    def read_string_array(cls, store, count):