(r)
return r
Convert 60 character string `r`, the metadata from an image file.
  Returns a 5-tuple (*chan*,*minx*,*miny*,*limx*,*limy*).  5-tuples may
  settle into lists in transit.
  
  As per http://plan9.bell-labs.com/magic/man2html/6/image the metadata
  comprises 5 words separated by blanks.  As it happens each word starts
  at an index that is a multiple of 12, but this routine does not care
  about that.
Convert 60 character string `r`, the metadata from an image file.
  Returns a 5-tuple (*chan*,*minx*,*miny*,*limx*,*limy*).  5-tuples may
  settle into lists in transit.
  
  As per http://plan9.bell-labs.com/magic/man2html/6/image the metadata
  comprises 5 words separated by blanks.  As it happens each word starts
  at an index that is a multiple of 12, but this routine does not care
  about that.
Convert 60 character string r the metadata from an image file . Returns a 5 - tuple ( * chan * * minx * * miny * * limx * * limy * ) . 5 - tuples may settle into lists in transit . As per http : // plan9 . bell - labs . com / magic / man2html / 6 / image the metadata comprises 5 words separated by blanks . As it happens each word starts at an index that is a multiple of 12 but this routine does not care about that .
def meta(r) :
  """Convert 60 character string `r`, the metadata from an image file.
  Returns a 5-tuple (*chan*,*minx*,*miny*,*limx*,*limy*).  5-tuples may
  settle into lists in transit.
  
  As per http://plan9.bell-labs.com/magic/man2html/6/image the metadata
  comprises 5 words separated by blanks.  As it happens each word starts
  at an index that is a multiple of 12, but this routine does not care
  about that."""

  r = r.split()
  # :todo: raise FormatError
  assert len(r) == 5
  r = [r[0]] + map(int, r[1:])
  return r
def meta ( r ) : r = r . split ( ) # :todo: raise FormatError assert len ( r ) == 5 r = [ r [ 0 ] ] + map ( int , r [ 1 : ] ) return r