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## NAME
    xdrlib - Implements (a subset of) Sun XDR -- eXternal Data Representation.

## MODULE REFERENCE
    <https://docs.python.org/3.10/library/xdrlib.html>

    The following documentation is automatically generated from the Python
    source files.  It may be incomplete, incorrect or include features that
    are considered implementation detail and may vary between Python
    implementations.  When in doubt, consult the module reference at the
    location listed above.

## DESCRIPTION
    See: RFC 1014

## CLASSES
    builtins.Exception(builtins.BaseException)
        Error
            ConversionError
    builtins.object
        Packer
        Unpacker

### class ConversionError
     |  ConversionError(msg)
     |
     |  Method resolution order:
     |      ConversionError
     |      Error
     |      builtins.Exception
     |      builtins.BaseException
     |      builtins.object
     |
     |  Methods inherited from Error:
     |
     |  __init__(self, msg)
     |      Initialize self.  See help(type(self)) for accurate signature.
     |
     |  __repr__(self)
     |      Return repr(self).
     |
     |  __str__(self)
     |      Return str(self).
     |
     |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     |  Data descriptors inherited from Error:
     |
     |  __weakref__
     |      list of weak references to the object (if defined)
     |
     |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     |  Static methods inherited from builtins.Exception:
     |
     |  __new__(*args, **kwargs) from builtins.type
     |      Create and return a new object.  See help(type) for accurate signature.
     |
     |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     |  Methods inherited from builtins.BaseException:
     |
     |  __delattr__(self, name, /)
     |      Implement delattr(self, name).
     |
     |  __getattribute__(self, name, /)
     |      Return getattr(self, name).
     |
     |  __reduce__(...)
     |      Helper for pickle.
     |
     |  __setattr__(self, name, value, /)
     |      Implement setattr(self, name, value).
     |
     |  __setstate__(...)
     |
     |  with_traceback(...)
     |      Exception.with_traceback(tb) --
     |      set self.__traceback__ to tb and return self.
     |
     |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     |  Data descriptors inherited from builtins.BaseException:
     |
     |  __cause__
     |      exception cause
     |
     |  __context__
     |      exception context
     |
     |  __dict__
     |
     |  __suppress_context__
     |
     |  __traceback__
     |
     |  args

### class Error
     |  Error(msg)
     |
     |  Exception class for this module. Use:
     |
     |  except xdrlib.Error as var:
     |      # var has the Error instance for the exception
     |
     |  Public ivars:
     |      msg -- contains the message
     |
     |  Method resolution order:
     |      Error
     |      builtins.Exception
     |      builtins.BaseException
     |      builtins.object
     |
     |  Methods defined here:
     |
     |  __init__(self, msg)
     |      Initialize self.  See help(type(self)) for accurate signature.
     |
     |  __repr__(self)
     |      Return repr(self).
     |
     |  __str__(self)
     |      Return str(self).
     |
     |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     |  Data descriptors defined here:
     |
     |  __weakref__
     |      list of weak references to the object (if defined)
     |
     |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     |  Static methods inherited from builtins.Exception:
     |
     |  __new__(*args, **kwargs) from builtins.type
     |      Create and return a new object.  See help(type) for accurate signature.
     |
     |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     |  Methods inherited from builtins.BaseException:
     |
     |  __delattr__(self, name, /)
     |      Implement delattr(self, name).
     |
     |  __getattribute__(self, name, /)
     |      Return getattr(self, name).
     |
     |  __reduce__(...)
     |      Helper for pickle.
     |
     |  __setattr__(self, name, value, /)
     |      Implement setattr(self, name, value).
     |
     |  __setstate__(...)
     |
     |  with_traceback(...)
     |      Exception.with_traceback(tb) --
     |      set self.__traceback__ to tb and return self.
     |
     |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     |  Data descriptors inherited from builtins.BaseException:
     |
     |  __cause__
     |      exception cause
     |
     |  __context__
     |      exception context
     |
     |  __dict__
     |
     |  __suppress_context__
     |
     |  __traceback__
     |
     |  args

### class Packer
     |  Pack various data representations into a buffer.
     |
     |  Methods defined here:
     |
     |  __init__(self)
     |      Initialize self.  See help(type(self)) for accurate signature.
     |
     |  get_buf = get_buffer(self)
     |
     |  get_buffer(self)
     |
     |  pack_array(self, list, pack_item)
     |
     |  pack_bool(self, x)
     |
     |  pack_bytes = pack_string(self, s)
     |
     |  pack_double(self, x)
     |
     |  pack_enum = pack_int(self, x)
     |
     |  pack_farray(self, n, list, pack_item)
     |
     |  pack_float(self, x)
     |
     |  pack_fopaque = pack_fstring(self, n, s)
     |
     |  pack_fstring(self, n, s)
     |
     |  pack_hyper = pack_uhyper(self, x)
     |
     |  pack_int(self, x)
     |
     |  pack_list(self, list, pack_item)
     |
     |  pack_opaque = pack_string(self, s)
     |
     |  pack_string(self, s)
     |
     |  pack_uhyper(self, x)
     |
     |  pack_uint(self, x)
     |
     |  reset(self)
     |
     |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     |  Data descriptors defined here:
     |
     |  __dict__
     |      dictionary for instance variables (if defined)
     |
     |  __weakref__
     |      list of weak references to the object (if defined)

### class Unpacker
     |  Unpacker(data)
     |
     |  Unpacks various data representations from the given buffer.
     |
     |  Methods defined here:
     |
     |  __init__(self, data)
     |      Initialize self.  See help(type(self)) for accurate signature.
     |
     |  done(self)
     |
     |  get_buffer(self)
     |
     |  get_position(self)
     |
     |  reset(self, data)
     |
     |  set_position(self, position)
     |
     |  unpack_array(self, unpack_item)
     |
     |  unpack_bool(self)
     |
     |  unpack_bytes = unpack_string(self)
     |
     |  unpack_double(self)
     |
     |  unpack_enum = unpack_int(self)
     |
     |  unpack_farray(self, n, unpack_item)
     |
     |  unpack_float(self)
     |
     |  unpack_fopaque = unpack_fstring(self, n)
     |
     |  unpack_fstring(self, n)
     |
     |  unpack_hyper(self)
     |
     |  unpack_int(self)
     |
     |  unpack_list(self, unpack_item)
     |
     |  unpack_opaque = unpack_string(self)
     |
     |  unpack_string(self)
     |
     |  unpack_uhyper(self)
     |
     |  unpack_uint(self)
     |
     |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     |  Data descriptors defined here:
     |
     |  __dict__
     |      dictionary for instance variables (if defined)
     |
     |  __weakref__
     |      list of weak references to the object (if defined)

## DATA
    __all__ = ['Error', 'Packer', 'Unpacker', 'ConversionError']

## FILE
    /usr/lib/python3.10/xdrlib.py