{"categories":[{"label":"Utilities","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/utilities/6"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Parses Microsoft minidump files and reads process memory dumps; can also create minidumps on Windows machines via the Windows API.","skillfed_tags":["windows-debugging","memory-forensics","crash-dumps"],"use_cases":["Analyze Windows crash dumps to extract process state, threads, exceptions, and memory contents for debugging","Programmatically search and read virtual memory from a dumped process to extract artifacts or validate memory state","Create minidumps of running processes on Windows for offline analysis or archival","Build forensic or incident-response tools that need to parse and inspect Windows process memory snapshots","Extract module and thread information from crash dumps for post-mortem analysis"],"what_it_does":"Minidump is a Python library for parsing and analyzing Microsoft minidump files\u2014the crash dumps and memory snapshots Windows generates when processes fail or are explicitly captured. It provides both a command-line tool for one-shot analysis and an interactive shell for exploring dumped process memory, as well as a library interface (MinidumpFileReader, MinidumpBufferedReader) for programmatic access to the dump's virtual address space. The library understands CPU architecture and can read and search memory with proper integer sizing.\n\nOn Windows, the package can also create minidumps directly using the Windows API via ctypes, with support for capturing processes running in different user contexts if you have the required privileges. It has no external runtime dependencies and requires only Python >= 3.6, making it straightforward to install and use for forensics, debugging, and memory analysis workflows.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you work with Windows minidumps or need to capture process memory on Windows. The package is stable, has no dependencies, and fills a specific niche in Windows debugging and forensics. Maintenance is dormant but recent enough (last commit January 2025) that it remains usable; however, if you need active support or expect frequent updates, consider the maintenance status."},"id":"minidump","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/minidump","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/minidump.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/minidump/"},"maintenance":{"status":"dormant"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2024-08-15","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"minidump","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Python library to parse Windows minidump file format"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":399180,"position":6950,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.0.24"}