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pudquick / parse_pbzx2.py
Created April 8, 2015 05:27
A pbzx stream decoder for the format found within Yosemite package payloads.
# v2 pbzx stream handler
# My personal writeup on the differences here: https://gist.github.com/pudquick/29fcfe09c326a9b96cf5
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# Pure python reimplementation of .cpio.xz content extraction from pbzx file payload originally here:
# http://www.tonymacx86.com/general-help/135458-pbzx-stream-parser.html
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# Cleaned up C version (as the basis for my code) here, thanks to Pepijn Bruienne / @bruienne
# https://gist.github.com/bruienne/029494bbcfb358098b41
import struct, sys