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UU.decode()

syntax:

UU.decode(infile[, outfile])

where:

infile - Name of input file

 

outfile - Name of output file

 

return:

boolean - Whether or not the operation was successful

 

description:

This method decodes a file stored using the Unix-to-Unix encoding mechanism. If <code>outfile</code> is not supplied, then the filename that is stored in the infile (the original name of the file) is used instead.

 

see:

#link <uucode>, UU.encode()