: If you encounter issues, try pyinstxtractor-ng , a newer fork that handles different Python versions more flexibly and supports encrypted executables.

: For the best results, use the same version of Python that was used to create the original executable. This prevents errors when the script tries to fix the "magic number" in the bytecode.

The tool is a single Python script ( pyinstxtractor.py ) used to extract the contents of a PyInstaller-generated Windows executable ( .exe ) or Linux ELF file.