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IDAPython - Python plugin for Interactive Disassembler Pro

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WHAT IS IDAPTYHON?



IDAPython is an IDA plugin which makes it possible to write scripts

for IDA in the Python programming language. IDAPython provides full

access to both the IDA API and any installed Python module.



Check the scripts in the examples directory to get an quick glimpse.





AVAILABILITY



Latest versions of IDAPython are available from



http://www.d-dome.net/idapython/





INSTALLATION FROM BINARIES



1, Install Python 2.4 or 2.5 from http://www.python.org/

2, Copy the directory python\ to the IDA install directory

3. Copy the plugin to the %IDADIR%\plugins\





USAGE



The plugin has three hotkeys: 



 - Run script (Alt-9)

 - Execute Python statement(s) (Alt-8)

 - Run previously executed script again (Alt-7)



Batch mode execution:



Start IDA with the following command line options:



 -A -OIDAPython:yourscript.py file_to_work_on



If you want fully unattended execution mode, make sure your script

exits with a qexit() call.





User init file:



You can place your custom settings to a file called 'idapythonrc.py'

that should be placed to 



${HOME}/.idapro/



or 



C:\Documents and Settings\%USER%\Application Data\Datarescue\IDA Pro



The user init file is read and executed at the end of the init process.





THANKS



This project is sponsored by F-Secure Corporation by allowing me to 

use some company time and resources for development. Please note that

F-Secure is only sponsoring the project, the company does not provide 

any formal support for this software. Questions, comments, bug reports 

should be directed to the author.



F-Secure Corporation's website is located at



http://www.F-Secure.com/