ELF object file analysis tool in Python?

[Bob Ippolito]

I've done this for the Mach-O object file format.. it didn't take me 
too long, I can't imagine ELF would be much harder.  I actually wrote 
mine such that I could read *and write* Mach-O headers, so I could 
dynamically inspect and change load commands (used for dependency 
walking and distribution stuff).

-bob

On 2004-03-06 16:29:53 -0500, "John Benson" <jsbenson at bensonsystems.com> said:

> Thanks, but I'm looking to analyze an ELF file from a Tandem Himalaya
> platform, but using Python on Windows XP. I'm hoping there's enough
> standardization to the ELF format that I can pick it apart with an existing
> tool regardless of the particular instruction set.
> 
> 
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> Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 09:56:21 +0200
> From: Miki Tebeka <miki.tebeka at zoran.com>
> Subject: Re: ELF object file analysis tool in Python?
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> Hello John,
> 
>> I already googled and only turned up some references dating from 2000.
>> Anybody know of any current Python tool that can open up and dissect
>> information from an ELF (Executable and Linking Format) object file? I
> don't
>> care about machine language stuff, but goodies like what sources were used
>> in the compile, and what routines are used.
> 
> Just parse the output of `objdump -g'. Note that some compiler (such as
> MSVC) save the debug information in a different file (.pdb).
> 
> HTH.
> Miki