# File: xdrlib-example-1.py

import xdrlib

#
# create a packer and add some data to it

p = xdrlib.Packer()
p.pack_uint(1)
p.pack_string("spam")

data = p.get_buffer()

print "packed:", repr(data)

#
# create an unpacker and use it to decode the data

u = xdrlib.Unpacker(data)

print "unpacked:", u.unpack_uint(), repr(u.unpack_string())

u.done()

## $ python xdrlib-example-1.py
## packed: '\000\000\000\001\000\000\000\004spam'
## unpacked: 1 'spam'