PythonForWindows is a base of code aimed to make interaction with Windows (on X86/X64) easier (with both 32 and 64 bits Python). Its goal is to offer abstractions around some of the OS features in a (I hope) pythonic way. It also tries to make the barrier between python and native execution thiner in both ways. There is no external dependencies but it relies heavily on the ctypes modules.

Some of this code is clean (IMHO) and some parts are just a wreck that works for now. Let's say that the codebase evolves with my needs and my curiosity.

You can find some examples of code in the samples/ directory.

Overview

Processes / Threads

PythonForWindows offers objects around processes and allows you to: - Retrieve basic process informations (pid, name, ppid, bitness, ...) - Perform basic interprocess operation (allocation, create thread, read/write memory) - Explore the PEB (Process Environment Block) - Execute native and Python code in the context of a process.

I try by best to make those features available for every cross-bitness processes (32 <-> 64 in both ways). This involve relying on non-documented Windows function/behaviour and also injecting code in the 64bits world of a Syswow64 process. All those operations are also available for the current_process.

You can also make some operation on threads (suspend/resume/wait/get(or set) context/ kill)

IAT Hook

This codebase is born from my need to have IAT hooks implemented in Python. So the features is present (see online documentation)

Winproxy

A wrapper around some Windows functions. Arguments name and order are the same, but some have default values and the functions raise exception on call error (I don't like 'if' around all my call).

Native execution

To make the barrier between native and Python code, PythonForWindows allows you to create native function callable from Python (thanks ctypes) and also embed a simple x86/x64 assembler.

Other stuff

Some code are just exploration and need improvement like: - Wintrust - WMI - Exception - COM