rocky / rocky/python-xdis

Detect and fix invaid names.

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Description

Part of a more general things to validate bytecode.

Some discussion is in https://github.com/rocky/python-uncompyle6/issues/320
See also rocky/python-xdis#59

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Research direction

Start by reading the bytecode-validation goal in this issue, then review the discussion in python-uncompyle6#320 and the related python-xdis#59 issue for the intended meaning of invalid names. Done means identifying invalid names reliably and fixing the relevant validation behavior, with coverage for the discovered cases.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
compilers, reverse-engineering
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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