binaryfiles - How to open and read a binary file in Python?

Question

I have a binary file (link) that I would like to open and read contents of with Python. How are such binary files opened and read with Python? Any specific modules to use for such an operation.

Answer 1

The 'b' flag will get python to treat the file as a binary, so no modules are needed. Also you haven't provided a purpose for having python read a binary file with a question like that.

f = open('binaryfile', 'rb')
print(f.read())