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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, 2.7 and 3.2. 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.
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