PyInstaller Archive Viewer

A C++ tool to inspect and extract contents from PyInstaller archives.

Features

• Opens and reads PyInstaller archive files.
• Detects PyInstaller version (2.0 or 2.1+).
• Parses and lists files from the archive.
• Unpack files.

Requirements

• Windows
• C++17
• Visual Studio

Usage

Build

1. Clone the repo:

   git clone https://github.com/pyinstxtractor/Pyextract.git
   cd Pyextract

2. Open the solution in Visual Studio:
   • Open Visual Studio
   • Open the PyInstaller-C++.vcxproj project file
   • Build the project

Command-line arguments

• -i (Info): Display information about the archive.
• -u (Unpack): Unpack the contents of the archive.

Example Usage

To display information about the archive:

PyInstaller-C++.exe -i executable_name

To unpack the contents of the archive:

PyInstaller-C++.exe -u executable_name