file2json utility

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+'''
+Converts a binary file into JSON.
+
+This lets you transform a binary file into something you can
+easily bundle inside a web page.
+
+Usage: file2json.py FILENAME VARNAME
+
+FILENAME - the binary file
+VARNAME - the variable to store it in (the output will be VARNAME = [...])
+'''
+
+import os, sys
+
+data = open(sys.argv[1], 'r').read()
+sdata = map(lambda x: str(ord(x)), data)
+json = '[' + ','.join(sdata) + ']'
+
+print 'var ' + sys.argv[2] + '=' + json + ';'
+