| Introduction: what is pyelftools? | |
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| **pyelftools** is a pure-Python library for parsing and analyzing ELF files | |
| and DWARF debugging information. See the User's guide | |
| (https://bitbucket.org/eliben/pyelftools/wiki/Userguide) for more details. | |
| Pre-requisites | |
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| As a user of **pyelftools**, one only needs Python to run. It works with | |
| Python versions 2.6 and 2.7 (Python 3 support is in the works). For hacking | |
| on **pyelftools** the requirements are a bit more strict, please see the | |
| hacking guide (https://bitbucket.org/eliben/pyelftools/wiki/Hacking). | |
| Installing | |
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| When you unzip the source distribution, run:: | |
| > python setup.py install | |
| Alternatively, **pyelftools** can be installed from PyPI (Python package | |
| index):: | |
| > pip install pyelftools | |
| How to use it? | |
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| **pyelftools** is a regular Python library: you import and invoke it from your | |
| own code. For a detailed usage guide and links to examples, please consult the | |
| user's guide (https://bitbucket.org/eliben/pyelftools/wiki/Userguide). | |
| License | |
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| **pyelftools** is open source software. Its code is in the public domain. See | |
| the ``LICENSE`` file for more details. | |