Python plist 解析器 IOError: [Errno 63] 文件名太长：

Question

my Python plist parser does not like my long string that is in plist format.

plist_data = plistlib.readPlist(plistString)

plistString is actually the contents of the file I opened. Oddly enough, putting the input file into the readPlist function works, but I had to do some further formatting of that file within python.

I run that above code and get an IOError: [Errno 63] on the console. Not sure how to avoid this? I am guessing the function is looking for "raw" input, instead of a String. How do I trick it?

Answer 1

If you want to read a string as a file, use StringIO .

fakeFile= StringIO.StringOI( plistString )
plist_data = plistlib.readPlist(fakeFile)

It's better not to open and read the pList file. plistlib.readPlist does the opening and reading for you.

Answer 2

plistlib.readPlist takes file or file name, not contents. No surprise you get this error:

#define ENAMETOOLONG    63      /* File name too long */

Try plistlib.readPlistFromBytes(data) or use StringIO to present your string as a file