Method read_short

src/docx/image/helpers.py:46–50

Return the int value of the two bytes at the file position determined by `base` and `offset`, similarly to ``read_long()`` above.

(self, base, offset=0)

        return self._read_int(fmt, base, offset)

    def read_short(self, base, offset=0):
        """Return the int value of the two bytes at the file position determined by
        `base` and `offset`, similarly to ``read_long()`` above."""
        fmt = b"<H" if self._byte_order is LITTLE_ENDIAN else b">H"
        return self._read_int(fmt, base, offset)

    def read_str(self, char_count, base, offset=0):
        """Return a string containing the `char_count` bytes at the file position