Glossary

PyFFI
Python File Format Interface. Also see file, interface, and pyffi.
file
A byte stream.
file format
See interface.
file format interface
See interface.
interface
An interface provides a semantic translation of a byte stream to an organized collection of named Python objects, which are typically bundled into a classes.
spell
A transformation that can be applied to a file.
toaster
Applies one or more spells to all files of all subdirectories of a given directory.