#!/usr/bin/env python3 # # RunLength decoder (Adobe version) implementation based on PDF Reference # version 1.4 section 3.3.4. # # * public domain * # import sys def rldecode(data): """ RunLength decoder (Adobe version) implementation based on PDF Reference version 1.4 section 3.3.4: The RunLengthDecode filter decodes data that has been encoded in a simple byte-oriented format based on run length. The encoded data is a sequence of runs, where each run consists of a length byte followed by 1 to 128 bytes of data. If the length byte is in the range 0 to 127, the following length + 1 (1 to 128) bytes are copied literally during decompression. If length is in the range 129 to 255, the following single byte is to be copied 257 - length (2 to 128) times during decompression. A length value of 128 denotes EOD. """ decoded = [] i=0 while i < len(data): #print "data[%d]=:%d:" % (i,ord(data[i])) length = ord(data[i]) if length == 128: break if length >= 0 and length < 128: run = data[i+1:(i+1)+(length+1)] #print "length=%d, run=%s" % (length+1,run) decoded.append(run) i = (i+1) + (length+1) if length > 128: run = data[i+1]*(257-length) #print "length=%d, run=%s" % (257-length,run) decoded.append(run) i = (i+1) + 1 return ''.join(decoded)