Reading Binary Plist files with Python

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Published on 2012-01-13T19:21:40Z Indexed on 2012/10/07 9:38 UTC
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I am currently using the Plistlib module to read Plist files but I am currently having an issue with it when it comes to Binary Plist files.

I am wanting to read the data into a string to later to be analysed/printed etc. I am wondering if their is anyway of reading in a Binary Plist file without using the plutil function and converting the binary file into XML?

Thank you for your help and time in advance.

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