dissect.util.compression.lz4

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decompress

LZ4 decompress from a file-like object or bytes up to a certain length. Assumes no header.
dissect.util.compression.lz4.decompress(src: bytes | BinaryIO, uncompressed_size: int = -1, return_bytearray: bool = False) → bytes | tuple[bytes, int]

LZ4 decompress from a file-like object or bytes up to a certain length. Assumes no header.

Parameters:

  • src – File-like object or bytes to decompress from.

  • uncompressed_size – Ignored, present for compatibility with native lz4.

  • return_bytearray – Whether to return bytearray or bytes.

Returns:

The decompressed data.