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Is there a python module that has the functionality for computing rdiff signatures and delta differencing?

I need to perform these operations on a cross-platform application so I'll need something that will bundle into py2exe, py2app etc.

I've done a bunch of searching but I can't seem to get anything working. Pysync, rdiff-backup, librsync all come up but I've not been able to get anything working inside of python.

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rdiff-backup is written in Python. It appears to be using librsync under the covers and has a Python wrapper for it (look for _librsyncmodule.c in the source tree).

The following page may help to figure out how to build librsync on OS X and Windows: link.

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  • Would I be able to distribute something using `librsync` easily over windows, mac and linux? Also not sure where you mean by source tree. – GP89 Sep 14 '11 at 13:09