Understanding Obfuscated Scripts¶
Global Capsule¶
The .pyarmor_capsule.zip
in the HOME
path called Global
Capsule. It’s created implicitly when executing command pyarmor
obfuscate
. PyArmor will read data from Global Capsule when
obfuscating scripts or generating licenses for obfuscated scripts.
Obfuscated Scripts¶
After the scripts are obfuscated by PyArmor, in the dist folder you find all the files you distribute to your users:
myscript.py
mymodule.py
pytransform.py
_pytransform.so, or _pytransform.dll in Windows, _pytransform.dylib in MacOS
pyshield.key
pyshield.lic
product.key
license.lic
The obfuscated scripts are normal Python scripts.
The module dist/mymodule.py would be like this:
__pyarmor__(__name__, __file__, b'\x06\x0f...')
The entry script dist/myscript.py would be like this:
from pytransfrom import pyarmor_runtime
pyarmor_runtime()
__pyarmor__(__name__, __file__, b'\x0a\x02...')
Bootstrap Code¶
The first 2 lines in the entry script called Bootstrap Code. It’s only in the entry script:
from pytransfrom import pyarmor_runtime
pyarmor_runtime()
Runtime Files¶
Except obfuscated scripts, all the other files are called Runtime Files:
- pytransform.py, a normal python module
- _pytransform.so, or _pytransform.dll, or _pytransform.dylib a dynamic library implements core functions
- pyshield.key, pyshield.lic, product.key, license.lic, data files
All of them are required to run obfuscated scripts.
The license.lic¶
There is a special runtime file license.lic. The default one,
which generated as executing pyarmor obfuscate
, allows obfuscated
scripts run in any machine and never expired.
To change this behaviour, use command pyarmor licenses
to generate
new license.lic and overwrite the default one.
Running Obfuscated Scripts¶
The obfuscated scripts is a normal python script, it can be run by normal python interpreter:
cd dist
python myscript.py
Firt Bootstrap Code is executed:
- Import pyarmor_runtime from pytransform.py
- Execute pyarmor_runtime
- Load dynamic library _pytransform by ctypes
- Check license.lic in the same path
- Add there builtin functions __pyarmor__, __enter_armor__, __exit_armor__
After that:
- Call __pyarmor__ to import the obfuscated module.
- Call __enter_armor__ to restore code object of function before executing each function
- Call __exit_armor__ to obfuscate code object of function after each function return
More information, refer to How to Obfuscate Python Scripts and How to Run Obfuscated Script
Key Points to Use Obfuscated Scripts¶
The obfuscated script is a normal python script, so it can be seamless to replace original script.
There is only one thing changed, the following code must be run before using any obfuscated script:
from pytransform import pyarmor_runtime pyarmor_runtime()
It can be put in any script anywhere, only if it run in the same Python interpreter. It will create some builtin function to deal with obfuscated code.
The extra runtime file pytransform.py must be in any Python path in target machine. pytransform.py need load dynamic library _pytransform by ctypes. It may be
- _pytransform.so in Linux
- _pytransform.dll in Windows
- _pytransform.dylib in MacOS
This file is dependent-platform, download the right one to the same path of pytransform.py according to target platform. All the prebuilt dynamic libraries list here
By default pytransform.py search dynamic library _pytransform in the same path. Check pytransform._load_library to find the details.
All the other Runtime Files should in the same path as dynamic library _pytransform
If Runtime Files locate in some other path, change Bootstrap Code:
from pytransform import pyarmor_runtime pyarmor_runtime('/path/to/runtime-files')