xdis_pyc_bytecode_loader_and_disassembler_quickstart.py

1import xdis.std as xdis
2import sys
3
4# Path to a Python bytecode file (.pyc)
5path = "example.pyc"
6
7try:
8    # load_module returns a tuple: 
9    # (python_version, timestamp, magic_int, code_obj, is_pypy, source_size)
10    (version, timestamp, magic_int, code_obj, is_pypy, source_size) = xdis.load_module(path)
11
12    print(f"Python version: {version}")
13    print(f"Is PyPy: {is_pypy}")
14
15    # Disassemble the code object
16    xdis.dis(code_obj)
17except Exception as e:
18    print(f"Error loading or disassembling {path}: {e}")