.\read_file_skip_bytes.py

from time import sleep, time
import os


def binary_search(condition, low, high):
    if callable(condition) and high > low:
        mid = int((high + low) / 2)

        res = condition(mid)

        if res == 0:
            return mid

        elif res < 0:
            return binary_search(condition, low, mid - 1)

        else:
            return binary_search(condition, mid + 1, high)


def find_json_property(idx):
    print(f'seeking to {idx}')
    file.seek(idx)

    read_success = False
    preview_bytes = 1024
    read_content = None
    offset = 0
    while not read_success:
        file.seek(idx+offset)
        try:
            read_content = file.read(preview_bytes).decode("utf-8")
            read_success = True
        except Exception:
            offset += 1

    print(f'content: {read_content}')
    target = 2500000000
    print('querying DB for property songID') # query db here
    sleep(1)  # assume every query takes about 1 second
    if abs(idx - target) <= preview_bytes:  # change this to json property match result
        return 0
    elif idx > target:
        return -1
    else:
        return 1


file_path = "C:/json/song_data_file.json" # replace this with your file location

start_time = time()

size_in_bytes = os.path.getsize(file_path)
print(f'file size: {size_in_bytes}')
file = open(file_path, 'rb')
result = binary_search(find_json_property, 0, size_in_bytes)

end_time = time()

print(f'found at {result}')
print(f'elapsed {end_time-start_time}')