I am attempting to decode a byte sequence into a Unicode string from various types of files, such as .exe, .dll, and .deb files, using the pefile library in Python. However, I sometimes encounter Unicode decoding errors. How can I handle these errors effectively?
Here's the relevant code snippet:
import pefile
def get_section_addresses(file_path):
section_addresses = {}
pe = pefile.PE(file_path)
for section in pe.sections:
section_addresses[section.Name.decode().strip('\x00')] = section.VirtualAddress
return section_addresses
section_addresses = get_section_addresses('D:/Binary/file/rufus.exe')
for name, address in section_addresses.items():
print(f"{name}:{address:08X}")
I'm utilizing pefile to parse Portable Executable (PE) files, extracting section names and their corresponding virtual addresses. However, during the decoding of section names, I sometimes encounter Unicode decoding errors.
I've implemented error handling using nested try-except blocks
try:
pe = pefile.PE(file_path)
for section in pe.sections:
try:
name = section.Name.decode().strip('\x00')
except UnicodeDecodeError:
name = "Undecodable"
section_addresses[name] = section.VirtualAddress
except pefile.PEFormatError:
print(f"Error: {file_path} is not a valid PE file.")
return section_addresses