decoded_file Property

The filename of the decoded data.

Syntax

def get_decoded_file() -> str: ...
def set_decoded_file(value: str) -> None: ...

decoded_file = property(get_decoded_file, set_decoded_file)

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property contains the filename of the decoded data. When uuencoding, the value of file_name is the filename that will be written in encoded_data. If file_name is empty, the value of the decoded_file property is taken, if a valid file has been specified. It is recommended that encoded_data contains the full path and file_name contains only the file name so that no problems occur while uudecoding in a foreign system.

When decoding, the class tries to generate the name for the created file in the following order: decoded_file, file_name, or when the format is UUEncode, the specified filename in the uuencoded data itself. If decoded_file or file_name end with a backslash "\" they are interpreted as directories and the class tries to create the given filename in this directory. If this is the case, file_name shows the name of the file that was created.