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pymemoryeditor

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PyMemoryEditor is a multi-platform Python library developed with ctypes for reading, writing, and searching process memory. It provides a simple and friendly API for memory manipulation, supporting Python 3.6+. The current version is 1.6.0, released with moderate cadence, targeting Windows, Linux, and macOS.

pip install pymemoryeditor

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · PYMEMORYEDITOR

pymemoryeditor

pythonv2.0.1

Install

1.7s avg

Import

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Disk

17MB

Pass rate

10/ 10

Env Coverage10 / 10

glibc

3.9–3.13

musl

3.9–3.13

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v2.0.1 · pip install

no network on importno background threads

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 0.0s · import 0.000s · 19.2MB

glibc

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 1.7s · import 0.000s · 20MB

17MB installed

● package 17MB

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

OpenProcess

✓ from PyMemoryEditor import OpenProcess

✗ from pymemoryeditor import OpenProcess

Open a process by name and read/write memory.

from pymemoryeditor import OpenProcess # Attach to a process by name (e.g., 'notepad.exe') with OpenProcess(process_name='notepad.exe') as proc: # Read an integer at a specific address address = 0x7FF... # Replace with actual address value = proc.read_int(address) print(f"Read value: {value}") # Write a new value proc.write_int(address, 42) print("Written 42 to address")

Debug

Known issues

gotchaPermissions: Opening a process may require administrator/root privileges, especially for system processes. Without proper permissions, OpenProcess may fail silently or raise an exception.

fix

Run your script as administrator (Windows) or with sudo (Linux/macOS).

affects: all

deprecatedPython 3.6 support: As of version 1.6.0, Python 3.6 is still supported but may be dropped in future releases. Users on older Python versions should upgrade.

fix

Upgrade to Python 3.7 or later.

affects: <=1.6.0

gotchaMemory address architecture: Use 64-bit addresses (e.g., 0x7FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF) on 64-bit processes. Using 32-bit addresses may lead to AccessViolation.

fix

Ensure your address size matches the target process bitness.

affects: all

gotchaPlatform-specific: The library uses ctypes and platform-specific APIs (e.g., Windows kernel32, Linux ptrace). Some features may not work identically across all platforms.

fix

Test on your target platform. For Linux, ensure ptrace is enabled (e.g., ptrace_scope=0).

affects: all

Upgrade

Version history

2.0.1latest on PyPI · released Jun 16, 2026

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/JeanExtreme002/PyMemoryEditor ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/pymemoryeditor/ ↗