mongo-python-driver/pymongo/binary.py
2009-01-23 16:35:03 -05:00

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# Copyright 2009 10gen, Inc.
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"""Representation of binary data to be stored in or retrieved from Mongo.
This is necessary because we want to store normal strings as the Mongo string
type. We need to wrap binary so we can tell the difference between what should
be considered binary and what should be considered a string.
"""
def is_binary(data):
"""Check if the given data is binary or not.
"""
return isinstance(data, Binary)
class Binary(str):
"""Binary data stored in or retrieved from Mongo.
"""
pass