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-    # F401 import without use
-    */__init__.py: F401,

.gitignore

@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 .idea/
 
-__pycache__/
+__pycache__
 *.pyc
 
 *.egg-info/
-build/
 dist/
-
-.pytest_cache/
-.mypy_cache/
-
-*.pickle

MANIFEST.in

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+include README.md
+include LICENSE.md
+include mem_edit/VERSION

README.md

@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-# mem_edit
+# mem_edit 
 
 **mem_edit** is a multi-platform memory editing library written in Python.
 
 **Homepage:** https://mpxd.net/code/jan/mem_edit
-* PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/mem-edit/
-* Github mirror: https://github.com/anewusername/mem_edit
 
 **Capabilities:**
 * Scan all readable memory used by a process.
@@ -20,7 +18,7 @@
 ## Installation
 
 **Dependencies:**
-* python >=3.11
+* python 3 (written and tested with 3.7)
 * ctypes
 * typing (for type annotations)
 
@@ -40,7 +38,7 @@ pip3 install git+https://mpxd.net/code/jan/mem_edit.git@release
 
 Most functions and classes are documented inline.
 To read the inline help,
-```python3
+```python
 import mem_edit
 help(mem_edit.Process)
 ```
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ help(mem_edit.Process)
 ## Examples
 
 Increment a magic number (unsigned long 1234567890) found in 'magic.exe':
-```python3
+```python
     import ctypes
     from mem_edit import Process
 
@@ -69,7 +67,7 @@ Increment a magic number (unsigned long 1234567890) found in 'magic.exe':
 ```
 
 Narrow down a search after a value changes:
-```python3
+```python
     import ctypes
     from mem_edit import Process
 
@@ -90,7 +88,7 @@ Narrow down a search after a value changes:
 ```
 
 Read and alter a structure:
-```python3
+```python
     import ctypes
     from mem_edit import Process
 

mem_edit/LICENSE.md

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../LICENSE.md

mem_edit/README.md

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../README.md

mem_edit/VERSION

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.3

mem_edit/__init__.py

@@ -12,19 +12,22 @@ To get started, try:
 
 """
 import platform
+import pathlib
 
 from .utils import MemEditError
 
 
 __author__ = 'Jan Petykiewicz'
-__version__ = '0.8'
-version = __version__       # legacy compatibility
+
+with open(pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / 'VERSION', 'r') as f:
+    __version__ = f.read().strip()
+version = __version__
 
 
 system = platform.system()
 if system == 'Windows':
-    from .windows import Process as Process
+    from .windows import Process
 elif system == 'Linux':
-    from .linux import Process as Process
+    from .linux import Process
 else:
     raise MemEditError('Only Linux and Windows are currently supported.')

mem_edit/abstract.py

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 """
 Abstract class for cross-platform memory editing.
 """
-from typing import Self
-from collections.abc import Generator
+
+from typing import List, Tuple
 from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 import copy
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from . import utils
 from .utils import ctypes_buffer_t
 
 
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ class Process(metaclass=ABCMeta):
       (i.e., by reading from or writing to the memory used by a given process).
 
     The static methods
-        `Process.list_available_pids()`
-        `Process.get_pid_by_name(executable_filename)`
+        Process.list_available_pids()
+        Process.get_pid_by_name(executable_filename)
       can be used to help find the process id (pid) of the target process. They are
       provided for convenience only; it is probably better to use the tools built
       in to your operating system to discover the pid of the specific process you
@@ -31,19 +32,18 @@ class Process(metaclass=ABCMeta):
 
     Once you have found the pid, you are ready to construct an instance of Process
       and use it to read and write to memory. Once you are done with the process,
-      use `.close()` to free up the process for access by other debuggers etc.
-    ```
+      use .close() to free up the process for access by other debuggers etc.
+
         p = Process(1239)
         p.close()
-    ```
 
     To read/write to memory, first create a buffer using ctypes:
-    ```
+
         buffer0 = (ctypes.c_byte * 5)(39, 50, 03, 40, 30)
         buffer1 = ctypes.c_ulong()
-    ```
+
       and then use
-    ```
+
         p.write_memory(0x2fe, buffer0)
 
         val0 = p.read_memory(0x220, buffer0)[:]
@@ -51,52 +51,52 @@ class Process(metaclass=ABCMeta):
         val1a = p.read_memory(0x149, buffer1).value
         val2b = buffer1.value
         assert(val1a == val2b)
-    ```
 
     Searching for a value can be done in a number of ways:
       Search a list of addresses:
-        `found_addresses = p.search_addresses([0x1020, 0x1030], buffer0)`
+        found_addresses = p.search_addresses([0x1020, 0x1030], buffer0)
       Search the entire memory space:
-        `found_addresses = p.search_all_memory(buffer0, writeable_only=False)`
+        found_addresses = p.search_all_memory(buffer0, writeable_only=False)
 
     You can also get a list of which regions in memory are mapped (readable):
-        `regions = p.list_mapped_regions(writeable_only=False)`
-     which can be used along with search_buffer(...) to re-create .search_all_memory(...):
-    ```
+        regions = p.list_mapped_regions(writeable_only=False)
+
+      which can be used along with search_buffer(...) to re-create .search_all_memory(...):
+
         found = []
         for region_start, region_stop in regions:
             region_buffer = (ctypes.c_byte * (region_stop - region_start))()
             p.read_memory(region_start, region_buffer)
             found += utils.search_buffer(ctypes.c_ulong(123456790), region_buffer)
-    ```
+
     Other useful methods include the context manager, implemented as a static method:
-    ```
+
         with Process.open_process(pid) as p:
             # use p here, no need to call p.close()
-    ```
+
       .get_path(), which reports the path of the executable file which was used
       to start the process:
-    ```
+
         executable_path = p.get_path()
-    ```
+
       and deref_struct_pointer, which takes a pointer to a struct and reads out the struct members:
-    ```
+
         # struct is a list of (offset, buffer) pairs
         struct_defintion = [(0x0, ctypes.c_ulong()),
                             (0x20, ctypes.c_byte())]
         values = p.deref_struct_pointer(0x0feab4, struct_defintion)
-    ```
+
       which is shorthand for
-    ```
+
         struct_addr = p.read_memory(0x0feab4, ctypes.c_void_p())
         values = [p.read_memory(struct_addr + 0x0, ctypes.c_ulong()),
                   p.read_memory(struct_addr + 0x20, ctypes.c_byte())]
-    ```
+
     =================
 
     Putting all this together, a simple program which alters a magic number in the only running
       instance of 'magic.exe' might look like this:
-    ```
+
         import ctypes
         from mem_edit import Process
 
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ class Process(metaclass=ABCMeta):
             addrs = p.search_all_memory(magic_number)
             assert(len(addrs) == 1)
             p.write_memory(addrs[0], ctypes.c_ulong(42))
-    ```
+
     Searching for a value which changes:
-    ```
+
         pid = Process.get_pid_by_name('monitor_me.exe')
         with Process.open_process(pid) as p:
             addrs = p.search_all_memory(ctypes.c_int(40))
@@ -118,111 +118,93 @@ class Process(metaclass=ABCMeta):
             print('Found addresses:')
             for addr in filtered_addrs:
                 print(hex(addr))
-    ```
+
     """
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def __init__(self, process_id: int) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, process_id: int):
         """
         Constructing a Process object prepares the process with specified process_id for
-          memory editing. Finding the `process_id` for the process you want to edit is often
+          memory editing. Finding the process_id for the process you want to edit is often
           easiest using os-specific tools (or by launching the process yourself, e.g. with
-          `subprocess.Popen(...)`).
+          subprocess.Popen(...)).
 
-        Args:
-            process_id: Process id (pid) of the target process
+        :param process_id: Process id (pid) of the target process
         """
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def close(self) -> None:
+    def close(self):
         """
         Detach from the process, removing our ability to edit it and
           letting other debuggers attach to it instead.
 
         This function should be called after you are done working with the process
-          and will no longer need it. See the `Process.open_process(...)` context
+          and will no longer need it. See the Process.open_process(...) context
           manager to avoid having to call this function yourself.
         """
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def write_memory(
-            self,
-            base_address: int,
-            write_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t,
-            ) -> None:
+    def write_memory(self, base_address: int, write_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t):
         """
-        Write the given buffer to the process's address space, starting at `base_address`.
+        Write the given buffer to the process's address space, starting at base_address.
 
-        Args:
-            base_address: The address to write at, in the process's address space.
-            write_buffer: A ctypes object, for example, `ctypes.c_ulong(48)`,
-                `(ctypes.c_byte * 3)(43, 21, 0xff)`, or a subclass of `ctypes.Structure`,
-                which will be written into memory starting at `base_address`.
+        :param base_address: The address to write at, in the process's address space.
+        :param write_buffer: A ctypes object, for example, ctypes.c_ulong(48),
+                (ctypes.c_byte * 3)(43, 21, 0xff), or a subclass of ctypes.Structure,
+                which will be written into memory starting at base_address.
         """
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def read_memory(
-            self,
-            base_address: int,
-            read_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t,
-            ) -> ctypes_buffer_t:
+    def read_memory(self, base_address: int, read_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t) -> ctypes_buffer_t:
         """
-        Read into the given buffer from the process's address space, starting at `base_address`.
+        Read into the given buffer from the process's address space, starting at base_address.
 
-        Args:
-            base_address: The address to read from, in the process's address space.
-            read_buffer: A `ctypes` object, for example. `ctypes.c_ulong()`,
-                `(ctypes.c_byte * 3)()`, or a subclass of `ctypes.Structure`, which will be
-                overwritten with the contents of the process's memory starting at `base_address`.
-
-        Returns:
-            `read_buffer` is returned as well as being overwritten.
+        :param base_address: The address to read from, in the process's address space.
+        :param read_buffer: A ctypes object, for example. ctypes.c_ulong(),
+                (ctypes.c_byte * 3)(), or a subclass of ctypes.Structure,  which will be
+                overwritten with the contents of the process's memory starting at base_address.
+        :returns: read_buffer is returned as well as being overwritten.
         """
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def list_mapped_regions(self, writeable_only: bool = True) -> list[tuple[int, int]]:
+    def list_mapped_regions(self, writeable_only=True) -> List[Tuple[int, int]]:
         """
-        Return a list of `(start_address, stop_address)` for the regions of the address space
+        Return a list of (start_address, stop_address) for the regions of the address space
           accessible to (readable and possibly writable by) the process.
         By default, this function does not return non-writeable regions.
 
-        Args:
-            writeable_only: If `True`, only return regions which are also writeable.
-                Default `True`.
-
-        Returns:
-            List of `(start_address, stop_address)` for each accessible memory region.
+        :param writeable_only: If True, only return regions which are also writeable.
+                Default true.
+        :return: List of (start_address, stop_address) for each accessible memory region.
         """
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def get_path(self) -> str | None:
+    def get_path(self) -> str:
         """
         Return the path to the executable file which was run to start this process.
 
-        Returns:
-            A string containing the path, or None if no path was found.
+        :return: A string containing the path.
         """
         pass
 
     @staticmethod
     @abstractmethod
-    def list_available_pids() -> list[int]:
+    def list_available_pids() -> List[int]:
         """
         Return a list of all process ids (pids) accessible on this system.
 
-        Returns:
-            List of running process ids.
+        :return: List of running process ids.
         """
         pass
 
     @staticmethod
     @abstractmethod
-    def get_pid_by_name(target_name: str) -> int | None:
+    def get_pid_by_name(target_name: str) -> int or None:
         """
         Attempt to return the process id (pid) of a process which was run with an executable
           file with the provided name. If no process is found, return None.
@@ -233,65 +215,44 @@ class Process(metaclass=ABCMeta):
         Don't rely on this method if you can possibly avoid it, since it makes no
           attempt to confirm that it found a unique process and breaks trivially (e.g. if the
           executable file is renamed).
-
-        Args:
-            target_name: Name of the process to find the PID for
-
-        Returns:
-            Process id (pid) of a process with the provided name, or `None`.
+        :return: Process id (pid) of a process with the provided name, or None.
         """
         pass
 
-    def deref_struct_pointer(
-            self,
-            base_address: int,
-            targets: list[tuple[int, ctypes_buffer_t]],
-            ) -> list[ctypes_buffer_t]:
+    def deref_struct_pointer(self,
+                             base_address: int,
+                             targets: List[Tuple[int, ctypes_buffer_t]],
+                             ) -> List[ctypes_buffer_t]:
         """
         Take a pointer to a struct and read out the struct members:
-        ```
             struct_defintion = [(0x0, ctypes.c_ulong()),
                                 (0x20, ctypes.c_byte())]
             values = p.deref_struct_pointer(0x0feab4, struct_defintion)
-        ```
         which is shorthand for
-        ```
             struct_addr = p.read_memory(0x0feab4, ctypes.c_void_p())
             values = [p.read_memory(struct_addr + 0x0, ctypes.c_ulong()),
                       p.read_memory(struct_addr + 0x20, ctypes.c_byte())]
-        ```
 
-        Args:
-            base_address: Address at which the struct pointer is located.
-            targets: List of `(offset, read_buffer)` pairs which will be read from the struct.
-
-        Return:
-            List of read values corresponding to the provided targets.
+        :param base_address: Address at which the struct pointer is located.
+        :param targets: List of (offset, read_buffer) pairs which will be read from the struct.
+        :return: List of read values corresponding to the provided targets.
         """
         base = self.read_memory(base_address, ctypes.c_void_p()).value
         values = [self.read_memory(base + offset, buffer) for offset, buffer in targets]
         return values
 
-    def search_addresses(
-            self,
-            addresses: list[int],
-            needle_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t,
-            verbatim: bool = True,
-            ) -> list[int]:
+    def search_addresses(self, addresses: List[int], needle_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t, verbatim: bool=True) -> List[int]:
         """
         Search for the provided value at each of the provided addresses, and return the addresses
           where it is found.
 
-        Args:
-            addresses: List of addresses which should be probed.
-            needle_buffer: The value to search for. This should be a `ctypes` object of the same
-                sorts as used by `.read_memory(...)`, which will be compared to the contents of
+        :param addresses: List of addresses which should be probed.
+        :param needle_buffer: The value to search for. This should be a ctypes object of the same
+                sorts as used by .read_memory(...), which will be compared to the contents of
                 memory at each of the given addresses.
-            verbatim: If `True`, perform bitwise comparison when searching for `needle_buffer`.
-                If `False`, perform `utils.ctypes_equal`-based comparison. Default `True`.
-
-        Returns:
-            List of addresses where the `needle_buffer` was found.
+        :param verbatim: If True, perform bitwise comparison when searching for needle_buffer.
+                If False, perform utils.ctypes_equal-based comparison. Default True.
+        :return: List of addresses where the needle_buffer was found.
         """
         found = []
         read_buffer = copy.copy(needle_buffer)
@@ -308,26 +269,18 @@ class Process(metaclass=ABCMeta):
                 found.append(address)
         return found
 
-    def search_all_memory(
-            self,
-            needle_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t,
-            writeable_only: bool = True,
-            verbatim: bool = True,
-            ) -> list[int]:
+    def search_all_memory(self, needle_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t, writeable_only: bool=True, verbatim: bool=True) -> List[int]:
         """
         Search the entire memory space accessible to the process for the provided value.
 
-        Args:
-            needle_buffer: The value to search for. This should be a ctypes object of the same
-                sorts as used by `.read_memory(...)`, which will be compared to the contents of
+        :param needle_buffer: The value to search for. This should be a ctypes object of the same
+                sorts as used by .read_memory(...), which will be compared to the contents of
                 memory at each accessible address.
-            writeable_only: If `True`, only search regions where the process has write access.
-                Default `True`.
-            verbatim: If `True`, perform bitwise comparison when searching for `needle_buffer`.
-                If `False`, perform `utils.ctypes_equal-based` comparison. Default `True`.
-
-        Returns:
-            List of addresses where the `needle_buffer` was found.
+        :param writeable_only: If True, only search regions where the process has write access.
+                Default True.
+        :param verbatim: If True, perform bitwise comparison when searching for needle_buffer.
+                If False, perform utils.ctypes_equal-based comparison. Default True.
+        :return: List of addresses where the needle_buffer was found.
         """
         found = []
         if verbatim:
@@ -341,25 +294,20 @@ class Process(metaclass=ABCMeta):
                 self.read_memory(start, region_buffer)
                 found += [offset + start for offset in search(needle_buffer, region_buffer)]
             except OSError:
-                logger.exception(f'Failed to read in range  0x{start} - 0x{stop}')
+                logger.error('Failed to read in range  0x{} - 0x{}'.format(start, stop))
         return found
 
     @classmethod
     @contextmanager
-    def open_process(cls: type[Self], process_id: int) -> Generator[Self, None, None]:
+    def open_process(cls, process_id: int) -> 'Process':
         """
         Context manager which automatically closes the constructed Process:
-        ```
             with Process.open_process(2394) as p:
                 # use p here
                 # no need to run p.close()
-        ```
 
-        Args:
-            process_id: Process id (pid), passed to the Process constructor.
-
-        Returns:
-            Constructed Process object.
+        :param process_id: Process id (pid), passed to the Process constructor.
+        :return: Constructed Process object.
         """
         process = cls(process_id)
         yield process

mem_edit/linux.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Implementation of Process class for Linux
 """
 
+from typing import List, Tuple
 from os import strerror
 import os
 import os.path
@@ -9,23 +10,23 @@ import signal
 import ctypes
 import ctypes.util
 import logging
-from pathlib import Path
 
 from .abstract import Process as AbstractProcess
 from .utils import ctypes_buffer_t, MemEditError
 
 
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 ptrace_commands = {
-    'PTRACE_GETREGS': 12,
-    'PTRACE_SETREGS': 13,
-    'PTRACE_ATTACH': 16,
-    'PTRACE_DETACH': 17,
-    'PTRACE_SYSCALL': 24,
-    'PTRACE_SEIZE': 16902,
-    }
+        'PTRACE_GETREGS': 12,
+        'PTRACE_SETREGS': 13,
+        'PTRACE_ATTACH': 16,
+        'PTRACE_DETACH': 17,
+        'PTRACE_SYSCALL': 24,
+        'PTRACE_SEIZE': 16902,
+        }
 
 
 # import ptrace() from libc
@@ -35,61 +36,52 @@ _ptrace.argtypes = (ctypes.c_ulong,) * 4
 _ptrace.restype = ctypes.c_long
 
 
-def ptrace(
-        command: int,
-        pid: int = 0,
-        arg1: int = 0,
-        arg2: int = 0,
-        ) -> int:
+def ptrace(command: int, pid: int = 0, arg1: int = 0, arg2: int = 0) -> int:
     """
-    Call ptrace() with the provided pid and arguments. See `man ptrace`.
+    Call ptrace() with the provided pid and arguments. See the ```man ptrace```.
     """
-    logger.debug(f'ptrace({command}, {pid}, {arg1}, {arg2})')
+    logger.debug('ptrace({}, {}, {}, {})'.format(command, pid, arg1, arg2)) 
     result = _ptrace(command, pid, arg1, arg2)
     if result == -1:
         err_no = ctypes.get_errno()
         if err_no:
-            raise MemEditError(f'ptrace({command}, {pid}, {arg1}, {arg2})'
-                               + f' failed with error {err_no}: {strerror(err_no)}')
+            raise MemEditError('ptrace({}, {}, {}, {})'.format(command, pid, arg1, arg2) +
+                               ' failed with error {}: {}'.format(err_no, strerror(err_no)))
     return result
 
 
 class Process(AbstractProcess):
-    pid: int | None
+    pid = None
 
-    def __init__(self, process_id: int) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, process_id: int):
         ptrace(ptrace_commands['PTRACE_SEIZE'], process_id)
         self.pid = process_id
 
-    def close(self) -> None:
-        if self.pid is None:
-            return
-        os.kill(self.pid, signal.SIGSTOP)
-        os.waitpid(self.pid, 0)
+    def close(self):
+        os.kill(self.pid, signal.SIGSTOP) 
         ptrace(ptrace_commands['PTRACE_DETACH'], self.pid, 0, 0)
-        os.kill(self.pid, signal.SIGCONT)
         self.pid = None
 
-    def write_memory(self, base_address: int, write_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t) -> None:
-        with Path(f'/proc/{self.pid}/mem').open('rb+') as mem:
+    def write_memory(self, base_address: int, write_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t):
+        with open('/proc/{}/mem'.format(self.pid), 'rb+') as mem:
             mem.seek(base_address)
             mem.write(write_buffer)
 
     def read_memory(self, base_address: int, read_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t) -> ctypes_buffer_t:
-        with Path(f'/proc/{self.pid}/mem').open('rb+') as mem:
+        with open('/proc/{}/mem'.format(self.pid), 'rb+') as mem:
             mem.seek(base_address)
             mem.readinto(read_buffer)
         return read_buffer
 
-    def get_path(self) -> str | None:
+    def get_path(self) -> str:
         try:
-            with Path(f'/proc/{self.pid}/cmdline').open('rb') as ff:
-                return ff.read().decode().split('\x00')[0]
+            with open('/proc/{}/cmdline', 'rb') as f:
+                return f.read().decode().split('\x00')[0]
         except FileNotFoundError:
-            return None
+            return '' 
 
     @staticmethod
-    def list_available_pids() -> list[int]:
+    def list_available_pids() -> List[int]:
         pids = []
         for pid_str in os.listdir('/proc'):
             try:
@@ -99,26 +91,26 @@ class Process(AbstractProcess):
         return pids
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_pid_by_name(target_name: str) -> int | None:
+    def get_pid_by_name(target_name: str) -> int or None:
         for pid in Process.list_available_pids():
             try:
-                logger.debug(f'Checking name for pid {pid}')
-                with Path(f'/proc/{pid}/cmdline').open('rb') as cmdline:
+                logger.info('Checking name for pid {}'.format(pid))
+                with open('/proc/{}/cmdline'.format(pid), 'rb') as cmdline:
                     path = cmdline.read().decode().split('\x00')[0]
             except FileNotFoundError:
                 continue
 
-            name = Path(path).name
-            logger.debug(f'Name was "{name}"')
+            name = os.path.basename(path)
+            logger.info('Name was "{}"'.format(name))
             if path is not None and name == target_name:
                 return pid
 
-        logger.info(f'Found no process with name {target_name}')
+        logger.info('Found no process with name {}'.format(target_name))
         return None
 
-    def list_mapped_regions(self, writeable_only: bool = True) -> list[tuple[int, int]]:
+    def list_mapped_regions(self, writeable_only: bool = True) -> List[Tuple[int, int]]:
         regions = []
-        with Path(f'/proc/{self.pid}/maps').open('r') as maps:
+        with open('/proc/{}/maps'.format(self.pid), 'r') as maps:
             for line in maps:
                 bounds, privileges = line.split()[0:2]
 

mem_edit/utils.py

@@ -11,34 +11,25 @@ Utility functions and types:
   Check if two buffers (ctypes objects) store equal values:
     ctypes_equal(a, b)
 """
+
+from typing import List
 import ctypes
 
 
-ctypes_buffer_t = (
-    ctypes._SimpleCData
-    | ctypes.Array
-    | ctypes.Structure
-    | ctypes.Union
-    )
+ctypes_buffer_t = ctypes._SimpleCData or ctypes.Array or ctypes.Structure or ctypes.Union
 
 
 class MemEditError(Exception):
     pass
 
 
-def search_buffer_verbatim(
-        needle_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t,
-        haystack_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t,
-        ) -> list[int]:
+def search_buffer_verbatim(needle_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t, haystack_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t) -> List[int]:
     """
     Search for a buffer inside another buffer, using a direct (bitwise) comparison
 
-    Args:
-        needle_buffer: Buffer to search for.
-        haystack_buffer: Buffer to search in.
-
-    Returns:
-        List of offsets where the `needle_buffer` was found.
+    :param needle_buffer: Buffer to search for.
+    :param haystack_buffer: Buffer to search in.
+    :return: List of offsets where the needle_buffer was found.
     """
     found = []
 
@@ -54,20 +45,14 @@ def search_buffer_verbatim(
     return found
 
 
-def search_buffer(
-        needle_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t,
-        haystack_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t,
-        ) -> list[int]:
+def search_buffer(needle_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t, haystack_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t) -> List[int]:
     """
-    Search for a buffer inside another buffer, using `ctypes_equal` for comparison.
-    Much slower than `search_buffer_verbatim`.
+    Search for a buffer inside another buffer, using ctypes_equal for comparison.
+    Much slower than search_buffer_verbatim.
 
-    Args:
-        needle_buffer: Buffer to search for.
-        haystack_buffer: Buffer to search in.
-
-    Returns:
-        List of offsets where the needle_buffer was found.
+    :param needle_buffer: Buffer to search for.
+    :param haystack_buffer: Buffer to search in.
+    :return: List of offsets where the needle_buffer was found.
     """
     found = []
     read_type = type(needle_buffer)
@@ -78,14 +63,11 @@ def search_buffer(
     return found
 
 
-def ctypes_equal(
-        a: ctypes_buffer_t,
-        b: ctypes_buffer_t,
-        ) -> bool:
+def ctypes_equal(a: ctypes_buffer_t, b: ctypes_buffer_t) -> bool:
     """
     Check if the values stored inside two ctypes buffers are equal.
     """
-    if not type(a) == type(b):      # noqa: E721
+    if not type(a) == type(b):
         return False
 
     if isinstance(a, ctypes.Array):
@@ -93,10 +75,10 @@ def ctypes_equal(
     elif isinstance(a, ctypes.Structure) or isinstance(a, ctypes.Union):
         for attr_name, attr_type in a._fields_:
             a_attr, b_attr = (getattr(x, attr_name) for x in (a, b))
-            if isinstance(a, (ctypes.Array, ctypes.Structure, ctypes.Union, ctypes._SimpleCData)):
+            if isinstance(a, ctypes_buffer_t):
                 if not ctypes_equal(a_attr, b_attr):
                     return False
-            elif a_attr != b_attr:
+            elif not a_attr == b_attr:
                 return False
 
         return True

mem_edit/windows.py

@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 Implementation of Process class for Windows
 """
 
+from typing import List, Tuple
 from math import floor
 from os import strerror
-from pathlib import Path
+import os.path
 import ctypes
 import ctypes.wintypes
 import logging
@@ -13,130 +14,94 @@ from .abstract import Process as AbstractProcess
 from .utils import ctypes_buffer_t, MemEditError
 
 
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 # Process handle privileges
 privileges = {
-    'PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION': 0x0400,
-    'PROCESS_VM_OPERATION': 0x0008,
-    'PROCESS_VM_READ': 0x0010,
-    'PROCESS_VM_WRITE': 0x0020,
-    }
+        'PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION': 0x0400,
+        'PROCESS_VM_OPERATION': 0x0008,
+        'PROCESS_VM_READ': 0x0010,
+        'PROCESS_VM_WRITE': 0x0020,
+        }
 privileges['PROCESS_RW'] = (
-    privileges['PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION']
-    | privileges['PROCESS_VM_OPERATION']
-    | privileges['PROCESS_VM_READ']
-    | privileges['PROCESS_VM_WRITE']
-    )
+            privileges['PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION'] |
+            privileges['PROCESS_VM_OPERATION'] |
+            privileges['PROCESS_VM_READ'] |
+            privileges['PROCESS_VM_WRITE']
+            )
 
 # Memory region states
 mem_states = {
-    'MEM_COMMIT': 0x1000,
-    'MEM_FREE': 0x10000,
-    'MEM_RESERVE': 0x2000,
-    }
+        'MEM_COMMIT': 0x1000,
+        'MEM_FREE': 0x10000,
+        'MEM_RESERVE': 0x2000,
+        }
 
 # Memory region permissions
 page_protections = {
-    'PAGE_EXECUTE': 0x10,
-    'PAGE_EXECUTE_READ': 0x20,
-    'PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE': 0x40,
-    'PAGE_EXECUTE_WRITECOPY': 0x80,
-    'PAGE_NOACCESS': 0x01,
-    'PAGE_READWRITE': 0x04,
-    'PAGE_WRITECOPY': 0x08,
-    }
+        'PAGE_EXECUTE': 0x10,
+        'PAGE_EXECUTE_READ': 0x20,
+        'PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE': 0x40,
+        'PAGE_EXECUTE_WRITECOPY': 0x80,
+        'PAGE_NOACCESS': 0x01,
+        'PAGE_READWRITE': 0x04,
+        'PAGE_WRITECOPY': 0x08,
+        }
 # Custom (combined) permissions
 page_protections['PAGE_READABLE'] = (
-    page_protections['PAGE_EXECUTE_READ']
-    | page_protections['PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE']
-    | page_protections['PAGE_READWRITE']
-    )
+        page_protections['PAGE_EXECUTE_READ'] |
+        page_protections['PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE'] |
+        page_protections['PAGE_READWRITE']
+        )
 page_protections['PAGE_READWRITEABLE'] = (
-    page_protections['PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE']
-    | page_protections['PAGE_READWRITE']
-    )
+        page_protections['PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE'] |
+        page_protections['PAGE_READWRITE']
+        )
 
 # Memory types
 mem_types = {
-    'MEM_IMAGE': 0x1000000,
-    'MEM_MAPPED': 0x40000,
-    'MEM_PRIVATE': 0x20000,
-    }
+        'MEM_IMAGE': 0x1000000,
+        'MEM_MAPPED': 0x40000,
+        'MEM_PRIVATE': 0x20000,
+        }
+
 
 # C struct for VirtualQueryEx
-class MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION32(ctypes.Structure):
+class MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION(ctypes.Structure):
     _fields_ = [
-        ('BaseAddress', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
-        ('AllocationBase', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
-        ('AllocationProtect', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
-        ('RegionSize', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
-        ('State', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
-        ('Protect', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
-        ('Type', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
-        ]
+            ('BaseAddress', ctypes.c_void_p),
+            ('AllocationBase', ctypes.c_void_p),
+            ('AllocationProtect', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
+            ('RegionSize', ctypes.wintypes.UINT),
+            ('State', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
+            ('Protect', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
+            ('Type', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
+            ]
 
-class MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION64(ctypes.Structure):
-    _fields_ = [
-        ('BaseAddress', ctypes.c_ulonglong),
-        ('AllocationBase', ctypes.c_ulonglong),
-        ('AllocationProtect', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
-        ('__alignment1', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
-        ('RegionSize', ctypes.c_ulonglong),
-        ('State', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
-        ('Protect', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
-        ('Type', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
-        ('__alignment2', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
-        ]
-
-
-PTR_SIZE = ctypes.sizeof(ctypes.c_void_p)
-MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION: type[ctypes.Structure]
-if PTR_SIZE == 8:       # 64-bit python
-    MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION = MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION64
-elif PTR_SIZE == 4:     # 32-bit python
-    MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION = MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION32
-
-ctypes.windll.kernel32.VirtualQueryEx.argtypes = [
-    ctypes.wintypes.HANDLE,
-    ctypes.wintypes.LPCVOID,
-    ctypes.c_void_p,
-    ctypes.c_size_t]
-ctypes.windll.kernel32.ReadProcessMemory.argtypes = [
-    ctypes.wintypes.HANDLE,
-    ctypes.wintypes.LPCVOID,
-    ctypes.c_void_p,
-    ctypes.c_size_t,
-    ctypes.c_void_p]
-ctypes.windll.kernel32.WriteProcessMemory.argtypes = [
-    ctypes.wintypes.HANDLE,
-    ctypes.wintypes.LPCVOID,
-    ctypes.c_void_p,
-    ctypes.c_size_t,
-    ctypes.c_void_p]
 
 # C struct for GetSystemInfo
 class SYSTEM_INFO(ctypes.Structure):
     _fields_ = [
-        ('wProcessorArchitecture', ctypes.wintypes.WORD),
-        ('wReserved', ctypes.wintypes.WORD),
-        ('dwPageSize', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
-        ('lpMinimumApplicationAddress', ctypes.c_void_p),
-        ('lpMaximumApplicationAddress', ctypes.c_void_p),
-        ('dwActiveProcessorMask', ctypes.c_void_p),
-        ('dwNumberOfProcessors', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
-        ('dwProcessorType', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
-        ('dwAllocationGranularity', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
-        ('wProcessorLevel', ctypes.wintypes.WORD),
-        ('wProcessorRevision', ctypes.wintypes.WORD),
-        ]
+            ('wProcessorArchitecture', ctypes.wintypes.WORD),
+            ('wReserved', ctypes.wintypes.WORD),
+            ('dwPageSize', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
+            ('lpMinimumApplicationAddress', ctypes.c_void_p),
+            ('lpMaximumApplicationAddress', ctypes.c_void_p),
+            ('dwActiveProcessorMask', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
+            ('dwNumberOfProcessors', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
+            ('dwProcessorType', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
+            ('dwAllocationGranularity', ctypes.wintypes.DWORD),
+            ('wProcessorLevel', ctypes.wintypes.WORD),
+            ('wProcessorRevision', ctypes.wintypes.WORD),
+            ]
 
 
 class Process(AbstractProcess):
-    process_handle: int | None
+    process_handle = None
 
-    def __init__(self, process_id: int) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, process_id: int):
         process_handle = ctypes.windll.kernel32.OpenProcess(
             privileges['PROCESS_RW'],
             False,
@@ -144,108 +109,107 @@ class Process(AbstractProcess):
             )
 
         if not process_handle:
-            raise MemEditError(f'Couldn\'t open process {process_id}')
+            raise MemEditError('Couldn\'t open process {}'.format(process_id))
 
         self.process_handle = process_handle
 
-    def close(self) -> None:
+    def close(self):
         ctypes.windll.kernel32.CloseHandle(self.process_handle)
         self.process_handle = None
 
-    def write_memory(self, base_address: int, write_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t) -> None:
+    def write_memory(self, base_address: int, write_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t):
         try:
             ctypes.windll.kernel32.WriteProcessMemory(
-                self.process_handle,
-                base_address,
-                ctypes.byref(write_buffer),
-                ctypes.sizeof(write_buffer),
-                None
-                )
-        except (BufferError, ValueError, TypeError) as err:
-            raise MemEditError(f'Error with handle {self.process_handle}:  {self._get_last_error()}') from err
+                    self.process_handle,
+                    base_address,
+                    ctypes.byref(write_buffer),
+                    ctypes.sizeof(write_buffer),
+                    None
+                    )
+        except (BufferError, ValueError, TypeError):
+            raise MemEditError('Error with handle {}:  {}'.format(self.process_handle, self._get_last_error()))
 
     def read_memory(self, base_address: int, read_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t) -> ctypes_buffer_t:
         try:
             ctypes.windll.kernel32.ReadProcessMemory(
-                self.process_handle,
-                base_address,
-                ctypes.byref(read_buffer),
-                ctypes.sizeof(read_buffer),
-                None
-                )
-        except (BufferError, ValueError, TypeError) as err:
-            raise MemEditError(f'Error with handle {self.process_handle}: {self._get_last_error()}') from err
+                    self.process_handle,
+                    base_address,
+                    ctypes.byref(read_buffer),
+                    ctypes.sizeof(read_buffer),
+                    None
+                    )
+        except (BufferError, ValueError, TypeError):
+            raise MemEditError('Error with handle {}: {}'.format(self.process_handle, self._get_last_error()))
 
         return read_buffer
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _get_last_error() -> tuple[int, str]:
+    def _get_last_error() -> Tuple[int, str]:
         err = ctypes.windll.kernel32.GetLastError()
         return err, strerror(err)
 
-    def get_path(self) -> str | None:
+    def get_path(self) -> str:
         max_path_len = 260
         name_buffer = (ctypes.c_char * max_path_len)()
         rval = ctypes.windll.psapi.GetProcessImageFileNameA(
-            self.process_handle,
-            name_buffer,
-            max_path_len,
-            )
+                    self.process_handle,
+                    name_buffer,
+                    max_path_len
+                    )
 
-        if rval <= 0:
+        if rval > 0:
+            return name_buffer.value.decode()
+        else:
             return None
-        return name_buffer.value.decode()
 
     @staticmethod
-    def list_available_pids() -> list[int]:
+    def list_available_pids() -> List[int]:
         # According to EnumProcesses docs, you can't find out how many processes there are before
         #  fetching the list. As a result, we grab 100 on the first try, and if we get a full list
         #  of 100, repeatedly double the number until we get fewer than we asked for.
-
-        nn = 100
+        
+        n = 100
         returned_size = ctypes.wintypes.DWORD()
         returned_size_ptr = ctypes.byref(returned_size)
 
         while True:
-            pids = (ctypes.wintypes.DWORD * nn)()
+            pids = (ctypes.wintypes.DWORD * n)()
             size = ctypes.sizeof(pids)
             pids_ptr = ctypes.byref(pids)
 
             success = ctypes.windll.Psapi.EnumProcesses(pids_ptr, size, returned_size_ptr)
             if not success:
-                raise MemEditError(f'Failed to enumerate processes: nn={nn}')
+                raise MemEditError('Failed to enumerate processes: n={}'.format(n))
 
             num_returned = floor(returned_size.value / ctypes.sizeof(ctypes.wintypes.DWORD))
 
-            if nn != num_returned:
+            if n == num_returned:
+                n *= 2
+                continue
+            else:
                 break
-            nn *= 2
 
         return pids[:num_returned]
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_pid_by_name(target_name: str) -> int | None:
+    def get_pid_by_name(target_name: str) -> int or None:
         for pid in Process.list_available_pids():
             try:
-                logger.debug(f'Checking name for pid {pid}')
+                logger.info('Checking name for pid {}'.format(pid))
                 with Process.open_process(pid) as process:
                     path = process.get_path()
-                if path is None:
-                    continue
 
-                name = Path(path).name
-                logger.debug(f'Name was "{name}"')
+                name = os.path.basename(path)
+                logger.info('Name was "{}"'.format(name))
                 if path is not None and name == target_name:
                     return pid
             except ValueError:
                 pass
-            except MemEditError as err:
-                logger.debug(repr(err))
 
-        logger.info(f'Found no process with name {target_name}')
+        logger.info('Found no process with name {}'.format(target_name))
         return None
 
-    def list_mapped_regions(self, writeable_only: bool = True) -> list[tuple[int, int]]:
+    def list_mapped_regions(self, writeable_only: bool = True) -> List[Tuple[int, int]]:
         sys_info = SYSTEM_INFO()
         sys_info_ptr = ctypes.byref(sys_info)
         ctypes.windll.kernel32.GetSystemInfo(sys_info_ptr)
@@ -253,7 +217,7 @@ class Process(AbstractProcess):
         start = sys_info.lpMinimumApplicationAddress
         stop = sys_info.lpMaximumApplicationAddress
 
-        def get_mem_info(address: int) -> MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION:
+        def get_mem_info(address):
             """
             Query the memory region starting at or before 'address' to get its size/type/state/permissions.
             """
@@ -262,16 +226,18 @@ class Process(AbstractProcess):
             mbi_size = ctypes.sizeof(mbi)
 
             success = ctypes.windll.kernel32.VirtualQueryEx(
-                self.process_handle,
-                address,
-                mbi_ptr,
-                mbi_size)
+                    self.process_handle,
+                    address,
+                    mbi_ptr,
+                    mbi_size,
+                    )
 
             if success != mbi_size:
                 if success == 0:
-                    raise MemEditError('Failed VirtualQueryEx with handle '
-                                       + f'{self.process_handle}: {self._get_last_error()}')
-                raise MemEditError('VirtualQueryEx output too short!')
+                    raise MemEditError('Failed VirtualQueryEx with handle ' +
+                                       '{}: {}'.format(self.process_handle, self._get_last_error()))
+                else:
+                    raise MemEditError('VirtualQueryEx output too short!')
 
             return mbi
 
@@ -279,11 +245,10 @@ class Process(AbstractProcess):
         page_ptr = start
         while page_ptr < stop:
             page_info = get_mem_info(page_ptr)
-            if (page_info.Type == mem_types['MEM_PRIVATE']
-                    and page_info.State == mem_states['MEM_COMMIT']
-                    and page_info.Protect & page_protections['PAGE_READABLE'] != 0
-                    and (page_info.Protect & page_protections['PAGE_READWRITEABLE'] != 0
-                         or not writeable_only)):
+            if page_info.Type == mem_types['MEM_PRIVATE'] and \
+                    page_info.State == mem_states['MEM_COMMIT'] and \
+                    page_info.Protect & page_protections['PAGE_READABLE'] != 0 and \
+                    (page_info.Protect & page_protections['PAGE_READWRITEABLE'] != 0 or not writeable_only):
                 regions.append((page_ptr, page_ptr + page_info.RegionSize))
             page_ptr += page_info.RegionSize
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-[build-system]
-requires = ["hatchling"]
-build-backend = "hatchling.build"
-
-[project]
-name = "mem_edit"
-description = "Multi-platform library for memory editing"
-readme = "README.md"
-license = { file = "LICENSE.md" }
-authors = [
-    { name="Jan Petykiewicz", email="jan@mpxd.net" },
-    ]
-homepage = "https://mpxd.net/code/jan/mem_edit"
-repository = "https://mpxd.net/code/jan/mem_edit"
-keywords = [
-    "memory",
-    "edit",
-    "editing",
-    "ReadProcessMemory",
-    "WriteProcessMemory",
-    "proc",
-    "mem",
-    "ptrace",
-    "multiplatform",
-    "scan",
-    "scanner",
-    "search",
-    "debug",
-    "cheat",
-    "trainer",
-    ]
-classifiers = [
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
-    "Environment :: Other Environment",
-    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
-    "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Affero General Public License v3",
-    "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
-    "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
-    "Topic :: Software Development",
-    "Topic :: Software Development :: Debuggers",
-    "Topic :: Software Development :: Testing",
-    "Topic :: System",
-    "Topic :: Games/Entertainment",
-    "Topic :: Utilities",
-    ]
-requires-python = ">=3.11"
-dynamic = ["version"]
-dependencies = [
-    ]
-
-[tool.hatch.version]
-path = "mem_edit/__init__.py"
-
-
-[tool.ruff]
-exclude = [
-    ".git",
-    "dist",
-    ]
-line-length = 145
-indent-width = 4
-lint.dummy-variable-rgx = "^(_+|(_+[a-zA-Z0-9_]*[a-zA-Z0-9]+?))$"
-lint.select = [
-    "NPY", "E", "F", "W", "B", "ANN", "UP", "SLOT", "SIM", "LOG",
-    "C4", "ISC", "PIE", "PT", "RET", "TCH", "PTH", "INT",
-    "ARG", "PL", "R", "TRY",
-    "G010", "G101", "G201", "G202",
-    "Q002", "Q003", "Q004",
-    ]
-lint.ignore = [
-    #"ANN001",   # No annotation
-    "ANN002",   # *args
-    "ANN003",   # **kwargs
-    "ANN401",   # Any
-    "ANN101",   # self: Self
-    "SIM108",   # single-line if / else assignment
-    "RET504",   # x=y+z; return x
-    "PIE790",   # unnecessary pass
-    "ISC003",   # non-implicit string concatenation
-    "C408",     # dict(x=y) instead of {'x': y}
-    "PLR09",    # Too many xxx
-    "PLR2004",  # magic number
-    "PLC0414",  # import x as x
-    "TRY003",   # Long exception message
-    ]
-

setup.py

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+with open('README.md', 'r') as f:
+    long_description = f.read()
+
+with open('mem_edit/VERSION', 'r') as f:
+    version = f.read().strip()
+
+setup(name='mem_edit',
+      version=version,
+      description='Multi-platform library for memory editing',
+      long_description=long_description,
+      long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
+      author='Jan Petykiewicz',
+      author_email='anewusername@gmail.com',
+      url='https://mpxd.net/code/jan/mem_edit',
+      keywords=[
+            'memory',
+            'edit',
+            'editing',
+            'ReadProcessMemory',
+            'WriteProcessMemory',
+            'proc',
+            'mem',
+            'ptrace',
+            'multiplatform',
+            'scan',
+            'scanner',
+            'search',
+            'debug',
+            'cheat',
+            'trainer',
+      ],
+      classifiers=[
+            'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
+            'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
+            'Environment :: Other Environment',
+            'Intended Audience :: Developers',
+            'License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Affero General Public License v3',
+            'Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux',
+            'Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows',
+            'Topic :: Software Development',
+            'Topic :: Software Development :: Debuggers',
+            'Topic :: Software Development :: Testing',
+            'Topic :: System',
+            'Topic :: Games/Entertainment',
+            'Topic :: Utilities',
+      ],
+      packages=find_packages(),
+      package_data={
+          'mem_edit': ['VERSION']
+      },
+      install_requires=[
+            'typing',
+      ],
+      extras_require={
+      },
+      )
+