What's new:
- Proper multi-threaded support
- Better PyObject reference counting with ref_t and newref_t helper classes
- Improved the pywraps/deployment script
- Added IDAViewWrapper class and example
- Added idc.GetDisasmEx()
- Added idc.AddSegEx()
- Added idc.GetLocalTinfo()
- Added idc.ApplyType()
- Updated type information implementation
- Introduced the idaapi.require() - see http://www.hexblog.com/?p=749
- set REMOVE_CWD_SYS_PATH=1 by default in python.cfg (remove current directory from the import search path).
Various bugfixes:
- fixed various memory leaks
- asklong/askaddr/asksel (and corresponding idc.py functions) were returning results truncated to 32 bits in IDA64
- fix wrong documentation for idc.SizeOf
- GetFloat/GetDouble functions did not take into account endianness of the processor
- idaapi.NO_PROCESS was not defined, and was causing GetProcessPid() to fail
- idc.py: insert escape characters to string parameter when call Eval()
- idc.SaveFile/savefile were always overwriting an existing file instead of writing only the new data
- PluginForm.Close() wasn't passing its arguments to the delegate function, resulting in an error.
- added MakeYword
- wrap obsolete IDA API functions too, so that old scripts continue to work
- added debugger trace related functions in idc.py
BUGFIX: IDAPython would fail with a cryptic error message if there was no free space on the current disk
BUGFIX: site-packages directory was missing from sys.path
BUGFIX: functions for working with additional lines (LineA/LineB etc) were broken
BUGFIX: GetFixup* functions from idc.py were broken
BUGFIX: IDA could not start if another python27.dll was present in PATH and importing site.py for that Python installation failed
BUGFIX: SaveBase() was broken
BUGFIX: IDAPython would fail with a cryptic error message if there was no free space on the current disk
BUGFIX: IDAPython: site-packages directory was missing from sys.path
BUGFIX: IDAPython: functions for working with additional lines (LineA/LineB etc) were broken
BUGFIX: IDAPython: GetFixup* functions from idc.py were broken
BUGFIX: IDAPython: IDA could not start if another python27.dll was present in PATH and importing site.py for that Python installation failed
BUGFIX: IDAPython: SaveBase() was broken
BUGFIX: Dbg/Idp hooks automatically unhook when hook object is not referenced anymore
note: these patches are already applied in IDAPython that comes with IDA Pro 6.4
- The Functions() generator function now accepts function tail start parameter
- Added into idc.py: DbgRead/DbgWrite/SetTargetAssembler and stack pointer related functions
- Wrapped more type info related functions
- IDA Pro 6.2 support
- added set_idc_func_ex(): it is now possible to add new IDC functions using Python
- added visit_patched_bytes() (see ex_patch.py)
- added support for the multiline text input control in the Form class
- added support for the editable/readonly dropdown list control in the Form class
- added execute_sync() to register a function call into the UI message queue
- added execute_ui_requests() / check ex_uirequests.py
- added add_hotkey() / del_hotkey() to bind Python methods to hotkeys
- added register_timer()/unregister_timer(). Check ex_timer.py
- added the IDC (Arrays) netnode manipulation layer into idc.py
- added idautils.Structs() and StructMembers() generator functions
- removed the "Run Python Statement" menu item. IDA now has a unified dialog.
Use RunPlugin("python", 0) to invoke it manually.
- better error messages for script plugins, loaders and processor modules
- bugfix: Dbg_Hooks.dbg_run_to() was receiving wrong input
- bugfix: A few Enum related functions were not properly working in idc.py
- bugfix: GetIdaDirectory() and GetProcessName() were broken in idc.py
- bugfix: idaapi.get_item_head() / idc.ItemHead() were not working
- ph_get_operand_info() would crash IDA sometimes
- idc.SetBptCond() was broken
- idc.GetFunctionCmt() was memory leaking
- Form.GetFieldValue() was failing for numeric controls
- Exceptions originating from the director classes will be displayed
And other minor mods...
- Added AskUsingForm() with embedded forms support (check ex_askusingform.py example and formchooser.py in the SDK)
- Added idautils.DecodePreviousInstruction() / DecodePrecedingInstruction()
- Added idc.BeginTypeUpdating() / EndTypeUpdating() for fast batch type update operations
- Added more IDP callbacks
- Added UI_Hooks with a few notification events
- Added idaapi.process_ui_action() / idc.ProcessUiAction()
- Added netnode.index() to get netnode number
- Better handling of ea_t values with bitwise negation
- Execute statement hotkey (Ctrl-F3), script timeout, and other options are now configurable with Python.cfg
- bugfix: idaapi.msg() / error() and warning() so they don't accept vararg
- bugfix: processor_t.id constants were incorrect
- bugfix: get_debug_names() was broken with IDA64
- Various bugfixes
- IDA 6.0 support
- Python CLI now prints expression evaluation result (no need to use print())
- Changed Alt-8 to Ctrl-F3 (because it conflicts with window switching key Alt+n)
- Added get_highlighted_identifier()
- Added PluginForm class to allow UI development with either PyQt4 or PySide
- Added idautils.Entries() to enumerate entrypoints
- idc / AddConst() was broken
- Minor fixes
- added AUTHORS.txt and changed the banner
- IDAPython_ExecFile() will print script execution errors to the log window too
- added 'ph' into idaapi. It is a replacement for idaapi.cvar.ph
- added runscript to init.py for backward compatibility
- added cli_t support
