Tool

pefile

Inspect PE headers, sections, resources and malformed values through a Python API with limited in-place editing.

Targets: Binary
Category: Binary analysis libraries
Relationship: Foundation tool
Sources reviewed: 2026-10-29

Stars: 2.1k
Last commit: 2026-11-08
Language: Python
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Install pefile with Python 3; the module is self-contained and documents Windows, macOS and Linux operation. Understanding the PE layout is needed to interpret its structures.
Its editing helpers do not rearrange PE structures to make room for new fields. Signature verification is referred to a separate project.

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BibTeX

@misc{pefile,
  title = {{pefile}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/erocarrera/pefile}},
  url = {https://github.com/erocarrera/pefile},
  urldate = {2026-10-29},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/pefile/}}
}

Plain text

pefile. https://github.com/erocarrera/pefile (accessed 2026-10-29). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/pefile/

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README.md GitHub · erocarrera/pefile · Revision 274e0b8

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