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Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 09:29:39 +0000
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On 29/10/2014 02:18, Denis McMahon wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:16:43 -0700, kiuhnm03 wrote:
> 
>> I'd like to write one or more scripts that analyze processes in memory
>> on Windows 7. I used to do these things in C++ by using native Win32 API
>> calls.
>> How should I proceed in python? Any pointers?
> 
> This seems to be a very common request. Does anyone know why?
> 

I certainly wouldn't have called it common, assuming you're referring to
the specific request of analyzing processes in memory. I admit we do see
on and off the more general request of "How do I do in Python on Windows
this thing I can do in C/C++?".

TJG