diff --git a/samples/event_log/evtexplorer.py b/samples/event_log/evtexplorer.py
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+import sys
+import windows
+
+# target = int(sys.argv[1])
+
+import argparse
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog=__file__, formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
+
+parser.add_argument('--channel', nargs=1)
+parser.add_argument('--publisher', nargs=1)
+parser.add_argument('--verbose', action="store_true")
+parser.add_argument('--evtdata', action="store_true")
+parser.add_argument('--list-channels', action="store_true")
+parser.add_argument('--list-publishers', action="store_true")
+parser.add_argument('evtid', nargs="?", type=int)
+args = parser.parse_args()
+print(args)
+
+for publisher in windows.system.event_log.publishers:
+    if args.publisher and args.publisher[0] not in publisher.name:
+        continue
+
+    if args.list_publishers:
+        print(publisher)
+        continue
+
+    try:
+        channels = publisher.metadata.channel_name_by_id
+    except WindowsError as e:
+        if args.verbose:
+            print(publisher, e)
+        continue
+
+
+
+    if args.list_channels:
+        publisher_printed = False
+        for chan in channels.values():
+            if args.channel and  args.channel[0] not in chan:
+                continue
+            if not publisher_printed:
+                print(publisher)
+                publisher_printed = True
+            print(" * {0}".format(chan))
+        continue
+
+
+    if args.channel:
+        channels = {k:v for k,v in channels.items() if args.channel[0] in v}
+
+    try:
+        eventsmeta = publisher.metadata.events_metadata
+    except WindowsError as e:
+        if args.verbose:
+            print(publisher, e)
+        continue
+
+    match_events = {k: [] for k in channels}
+    match_events[0] = []
+    try:
+        for eventmeta in eventsmeta:
+            if args.evtid and args.evtid != eventmeta.id:
+                continue
+            if eventmeta.channel_id in match_events:
+                match_events[eventmeta.channel_id].append(eventmeta)
+    except WindowsError as e:
+        if args.verbose:
+            print(publisher, e)
+        continue
+
+    for channel_id in match_events:
+        # if args.channel: print channel anyway
+        if (not args.channel) and not match_events[channel_id]:
+            continue
+        if channel_id == 0:
+            print("<Undefined channel> of {0}".format(publisher))
+        else:
+            print(channels[channel_id])
+        for eventsmeta in match_events[channel_id]:
+            try:
+                msg = publisher.metadata.message(eventsmeta.message_id)
+            except WindowsError as e:
+                msg = ""
+
+            print("  * {0} <{1!r}>".format(eventsmeta.id, msg))
+            if args.evtdata:
+                for evtdata in eventsmeta.event_data:
+                    print("    * {0} ({1})".format(evtdata["name"], evtdata["outType"]))
+