No Starch Press: Gray Hat Python -- Updates

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In function attach(): remove the self.run()

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In function "open_process" the parameters need to be flipped so that it reads like this: "kernel32.OpenProcess( PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS, False, pid)

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In function enumerate_threads(): the following two lines need to be indented BACK to be in line with the "while success:" line

kernel32.CloseHandle(snapshot)
return thread_list

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The declaration "def get_thread_context( self, thread_id ):" needs to be changed to "def get_thread_context( self,thread_id=None, h_thread=None)"

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In function get_debug_event() the line that reads: "self.context = self.get_thread_context(self.h_thread)" needs to be changed to "self.context = self.get_thread_context(h_thread=self.h_thread)"

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In function get_debug_event(): all the lines from "if exception == EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION:" to "print "Single Stepping"" need to be indented IN so they are inside the "if debug_event.dwDebugEventCode == EXCEPTION_DEBUG_EVENT:"

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In function get_debug_event(): all instances of "ec" variable should be changed to "exception"

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The function declaration "def exception_handler_breakpoint()" needs to include the "self" parameter, like so: "def exception_handler_breakpoint(self)"

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The function bp_set(), the line "self.breakpoints[address] = (address,original_byte) needs to be changed to "self.breakpoints[address] = (original_byte)

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In function bp_set_hw() the lines starting at "if available == 0:" and ending at "kernel32.SetThreadContext( h_thread, byref(context))" need to be indented IN so that they are inside the preceding "for thread_id in self.enumerate_threads():" loop

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