''' 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 + ';'