1 Introduction: what is pyelftools?
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4 **pyelftools** is a pure-Python library for parsing and analyzing ELF files
5 and DWARF debugging information. See the
6 `User's guide <https://bitbucket.org/eliben/pyelftools/wiki/Userguide>`_ for more details.
11 As a user of **pyelftools**, one only needs Python to run. It works with
12 Python versions 2.6, 2.7 and 3.2. For hacking on **pyelftools** the
13 requirements are a bit more strict, please see the
14 `hacking guide <https://bitbucket.org/eliben/pyelftools/wiki/Hacking>`_.
19 When you unzip the source distribution, run::
21 > python setup.py install
23 Alternatively, **pyelftools** can be installed from PyPI (Python package
26 > pip install pyelftools
31 **pyelftools** is a regular Python library: you import and invoke it from your
32 own code. For a detailed usage guide and links to examples, please consult the
33 `user's guide <https://bitbucket.org/eliben/pyelftools/wiki/Userguide>`_.
38 **pyelftools** is open source software. Its code is in the public domain. See
39 the ``LICENSE`` file for more details.