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remove_null_characters.py
import os, subprocess
# Remove null characters.
# http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/coreutils.htm
file = "your_file_here"
command = ["C:\\Program Files (x86)\\GnuWin32\\bin\\tr.exe",
"-d \'\\000\'"]
with open(file, "r") as original, open(file + ".new", "w", encoding="utf-8") as modified:
subprocess.Popen(" ".join(command), stdin=original, stdout=modified).wait()
os.remove(file)
os.rename(file + '.new', file)
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