ParseError

[jasontowens]

is the parse error you were referring to in your description "ParseError: header -- expected b'HEADER RECORD*******LIBRARY HEADER RECORD!!!!!!!', got b'\xd0\xcf\x11\xe0\xa1\xb1\x1a\xe1\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00>\x00\x03\x00\xfe\xff\t\x00\x06\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00'"

Potentially with custom bytes on the end there? If so, this library could use updating.

[selik]

What kind of file are you parsing? Might it be a CPORT file?

[jasontowens]

it has the extension .xpt so no

[selik]

It's strange that the header would be empty like that. Have you checked the nearby lines? You could be using a SAS v8 or v9 XPT file (#10, #17), which is a different format.

[jasontowens]

I assumed it was probably v8 (you could’ve had a v8... support) or v9. Support would be nice. I could help if you want. Do you know where the v8/v9 specs are? Jason Owens jason.owens.we@gmail.com

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On Oct 16, 2018, at 4:30 PM, Michael Selik ***@***.***> wrote: It's strange that the header would be empty like that. Have you checked the nearby lines? You could be using a SAS v8 or v9 XPT file, which is a different format. No one has asked for support yet, but you could be the first. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or mute the thread.

[selik]

I found the differences somewhere a while back. It looks like I jotted them down in the v89.py file https://github.com/selik/xport/blob/master/xport/v89.py

[selik]

BTW, I'm still toying with the project design. It's not set in stone if you think there's something better.

[selik]

I'm going to close this as a duplicate of #10.