SVG Smuggler

svg-smuggler.py is a Python script that encodes a file into a Base64 string and embeds it into an SVG file. This SVG file contains a script that allows the user to download the original file when opened in a web browser.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x

Usage

1. Ensure you have Python 3 installed on your system.

2. Run the script from the command line with the file you want to encode as an argument:

   python3 svg-smuggler.py <filename>

   Replace <filename> with the path to the file you want to encode.

3. The script will generate an output.svg file in the current directory.

How It Works

• The script reads the specified file and encodes its contents into a Base64 string.
• It then creates an SVG file containing a script that can decode the Base64 string back into the original file.
• When the SVG is opened in a web browser, the script automatically triggers a download of the original file.

Error Handling

• If no file is specified, the script will print an error message and exit.
• Any other exceptions encountered during execution will be caught and printed to the console.