extremecoders-re/pyinstxtractor

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4500 stars · 762 forks observed · 2026-10-14

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A Python script that extracts the contents of PyInstaller-generated executables, including fixing pyc headers so bytecode decompilers can process them. It supports PyInstaller 2.0 through 6.19 and can natively extract Linux ELF binaries.

Use cases

• extract pyc files from a pyinstaller exe
• decompile a python executable back to source
• analyze a packed python malware sample
• recover source code from a pyinstaller binary
• unpack pyz archive from an exe
• extract contents from a linux elf pyinstaller binary

When to choose

• you need to inspect or decompile a PyInstaller-packaged executable
• you want a lightweight script that runs on Python 2.x or 3.x
• you need broad support across many PyInstaller versions including ELF binaries

When to avoid

• the executable was not built with PyInstaller
• you need a standalone tool that runs without Python installed (use pyinstxtractor-ng)
• you want a browser-based extraction without running code locally

Facets

cli-tool · maturity stable

reverse-engineering parser security cli reverse-engineering security developer-tools python cli cross-platform windows pyinstaller pyc decompilation executable-extraction malware-analysis command-line linux macos

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