pwntools Python module doesn't work in python2 but works in python3

Question

I have a python2 script I want to run with the pwntools python module and I tried running it using:

python test.py

But then I get:

File "test.py", line 3, in from pwn import * ImportError: No module named pwn

But when I try it with python3, it gets past that error but it runs into other errors because it's a python2 script. Why does pwntools not work when I run it with python2 and can I get my script to run without porting the whole thing to python3?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 31 '20 at 20:55

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Hard to say for sure but it looks like you installed pwntools for python3 and not for python2. Packages are not shared between python versions. if you run python2 -m pip install --user pwntools and then try to run with python2 does it work?

answered Mar 31 '20 at 20:55

David Oldford

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I get errors when installing it: https://pastebin.com/CGAAW4sM I also tried it with sudo but it has the same log. I've tried running the script after trying to install it but I get the same error. – 3h6_1 Mar 31 '20 at 21:07
are you running windows? Last I knew pwntools doesn't support windows. you might try pwintools https://github.com/masthoon/pwintools or what I'd recommend would be to build a linux vm in virtualbox and run the script in there if possible. – David Oldford Apr 01 '20 at 22:55
https://docs.pwntools.com/en/stable/install.html confirmed that pwntools doesn't support windows. – David Oldford Apr 01 '20 at 23:42
No I am running macOS Mojave 10.14.6. I’ll try the Linux virtual machine though thanks – 3h6_1 Apr 04 '20 at 06:06

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered May 26 '20 at 19:08

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Yeah even I had faced this issue. Try installing pwntools using sudo pip install pwntools.

answered May 26 '20 at 19:08

abijith prasanthan

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pwntools Python module doesn't work in python2 but works in python3

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