mitre / mitre/pydecipher

Failed to Decompile: Parse error at or near `CALL_FUNCTION_KW_3' instruction

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Description

While decompiling a packaged .app program i encoutered 2 component files that threw the same error in the logs.
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any sugestions for a workaround would also be helpful.

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Begin with the two component files from the packaged .app and the logged CALL_FUNCTION_KW_3 parse error. Trace where pydecipher reports this instruction and compare its behavior with the affected bytecode; a useful result would be a reproducible case and either a confirmed fix or documented workaround.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
reverse-engineering
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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