Please support IDA Pro 7.0

[bruce30262]

As title, the IDAPython API has changed a lot in the latest release of IDA Pro.

For example, both idaapi.add_menu_item & idaapi.set_menu_item_icon are removed, which causes error and fail to load the python editor.

It would be nice if we could still use this awesome editor in the latest IDA :)

[techbliss]

I will support ida pro 7.0 in near future(week), i just have to do some small test.

[techbliss]

Was hell to figure out the new plugin loader, but i figured it out in the end. New version pushed repo.

[bruce30262]

Unfortunately the new version doesn't work on my machine :( Here's the info of my environment:

• Windows 7 SP1 64 bit ( A virtual machine in VMWare )
• Python 2.7.14 64 bit

• IDA 7.0

Here's my setup step:

• Uninstall python 2.7.13 64 bit
• Install python 2.7.14 64 bit
• Overwrite the Python27 dir with the PyQt5 package
• Delete sip.pyd & PyQt5 folder in the IDA 7.0 python directory

• Copy files in 7.0/plugins to the plugins directory in IDA

  After I start up IDA, it shows the following error message:

  C:\Program Files\IDA 7.0\plugins\Python_editor.py: DLL load failed: �䤣�����w���{�ǡC
  Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Program Files\IDA 7.0\python\ida_idaapi.py", line 553, in IDAPython_ExecScript
  execfile(script, g)
  File "C:/Program Files/IDA 7.0/plugins/Python_editor.py", line 9, in <module>
  import ico
  File "C:\Program Files\IDA 7.0\plugins\Code editor\icons\ico.py", line 9, in <module>
  from PyQt5 import QtCore
  ImportError: DLL load failed: �䤣�����w���{�ǡC

Also, now the X64dbg_script_editor ( in the x64dbg ) are showing the following error message, too:

C:\Users\Bruce Chen\Desktop\x64dbg\release\x64
[PYTHON] Exception...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "plugins\X64DBG~1\EDITOR~1.PY", line 48, in <module>
    from PyQt5 import QtCore, QtGui, Qsci, QtWidgets
ImportError: 'DLL load failed: \xa7\xe4\xa4\xa3\xa8\xec\xab\xfc\xa9w\xaa\xba\xb5{\xa7\xc7\xa1C'

The one in the x32dbg works fine though, looks like something went wrong after I installed the PyQt5 package.

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Here's something strange:

• If I open a python shell in windows , and enter from PyQt5 import QtCore, nothing went wrong, it import the module successfully. However if I enter from PyQt5 import QtCore in IDA's python shell, it failed to import the module ( showing the above error message ).
• But if I enter help("PyQt5"), both windows python shell & IDA's python shell shows the following meesage without any error:

  
  Help on package PyQt5:

NAME PyQt5

FILE c:\python27\lib\site-packages\pyqt5__init__.py

DESCRIPTION ..................

Any idea how can I fix this ? Am I missing something :confused:  ?

[techbliss]

it looks like it find another PYTHONHOME in PATH env var and seems it finds the x86 libs instead of x64 ones. so scheck env var first since "The one in the x32dbg works fine though, looks like something went wrong after I installed the PyQt5 package." indicates you have a x86 python and pyqt5 version somewhere.

Also remember that ida pro PyQt5 is spesial cause it is build with QT namespace vs2015 , and PyQt5 for x64dbg is without namespace and vs 2013 runtime. so you have to have different PyQt5 packages for each ones. since autocompletion of code is lowlevel and will make either ida pro or x64dbg crash if you use wrong version for each ones. Also check the video tutorial at the x64dbgpy to install python for x64dbg. x64dbgpy also did you check when open python from cmd if it is x86 or x64 if ll hope is lost i can help you via remote assistent. just PM me on twitter @zadow28

[techbliss]

okay you have to take Qt5Core.dll , Qt5Gui.dll, Qt5widgets.dll from https://www.techbliss.org/threads/ida-pro-7-0-pyqt5-total-package-by-storm-shadow.950/ and overwrite the ones in ida pro 7.0 folder

[bruce30262]

After overwriting those Qt*.dll and copy qwindows.dll to platforms\ in ida pro folder, it works perfectly fine :)

However, I'll like to make some suggestions:

1. The setup step is kind of complicated is this version. First we'll have to installed the PyQt5 package, which we'll have to overwrite the original Python27 directory. Also we'll have to copy the dlls to the ida pro folder. I don't remember I have to do these things in the 6.8 version. It would be nice if we can simplify the setup step.

2. Also the PyQt5 package is over 700 MB, which I think it's a bit too large for an package. I hope there will be a smaller PyQt5 package in the future ( like the old pyqt installer )

3. It would be nice if x64dbg_script_editor and ida pro python editor are compatible.

Anyway since now the editor is supported in IDA 7.0, I'll close the issue now. Really appreciate the work and your help, keep up the good work ! :)