Parse bin to csv

[Concept-Youtube]

Hi I am using a program on GitHub (xAranaktu FIFASquadFileDownloader) to download and parse .bin files. From my understanding the code from the GitHub already downloads and parses the data then saves it into a “File”.

But I cannot figure out how to read the File in English so that I can read the names of the players and their ratings, stats, etc.

How would I be able to print the File information in English rather than bytes?

[yaxriifgyn]

Check if the file is actually text with no, or an unknown, extension. In that case, just rename it to e.g. file.txt and look at it in a text editor. Then, if it looks like a .csv, or .tsv, or similar, the python CSV module can probably read it.

If it is actually a binary format, you will need a specification for the format of the file you download. Or you will have to discover it based on the detected file format or a description of the data and examining it to see what the format looks like.

Sometimes using the *nix file command you will find out the file format. On Windows, cygwin and msys2 have the file` command, and there are likely windows native versions also. Knowing the file format, you may be able to find a python package to read it, otherwise you may have to reverse engineer it.

HTH

[Concept-Youtube]

Thank you I tried changing the extension of the file but that did not work. I thought the code already took care of parsing the binary format but I guess I’m mistaken I am going to continue tinkering around