{"categories":[{"label":"Software Development","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development/7"},{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/11"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Converts binary data to hexadecimal text representation and restores binary from hex dumps, available as both a library and command-line tool.","skillfed_tags":["binary-format","hex-conversion","abandoned"],"use_cases":["Inspect binary file contents in human-readable hex format for debugging or forensic analysis.","Convert binary data to hex strings for logging, transmission, or storage in text-based formats.","Restore binary files from hex dumps saved by hexdump or other hex editors.","Parse hex-formatted data in scripts without relying on binascii, which fails on whitespace-containing input.","Encode text in different character encodings (e.g., UTF-8, Windows-1251) and view the resulting hex bytes."],"what_it_does":"hexdump is a utility library and command-line tool that converts binary data into human-readable hexadecimal format and can reverse the process to restore binary from hex dumps. It handles both Python 2 and Python 3, with special attention to encoding issues (e.g., converting Unicode strings to bytes before dumping). The library provides simple functions like dump() to format binary as hex strings and restore() to parse hex dumps back into binary, plus a dehex() helper that strips whitespace from hex text\u2014addressing a limitation in the standard binascii module.\n\nYou can use it as a standalone command-line tool (via `python -m hexdump`) to inspect binary files or as an imported library in scripts. The package has no runtime dependencies, making it lightweight to install, though the distribution as a .zip archive introduces friction. The project is no longer maintained, so it will not receive updates for new Python versions or bug fixes.","worth_installing":"No\u2014the package is abandoned (last release 2016-01-22) and will not receive maintenance or Python version updates. While it has no dependencies and works for basic hex conversion, the high install friction combined with no active support makes it unsuitable for new projects. Use the standard library's binascii module or a maintained alternative instead."},"id":"hexdump","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/hexdump","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/hexdump.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/hexdump/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2016-01-22","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"hexdump","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"dump binary data to hex format and restore from there"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":588729,"position":5866,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"3.3"}