pyarmor vs Python-Code-Obfuscator

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pyarmor		Python-Code-Obfuscator
	Project
6	Mentions	1
2,899	Stars	59
4.0%	Growth	-
9.6	Activity	10.0
3 days ago	Latest Commit	over 6 years ago
Python	Language	Python
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later	License	Apache License 2.0

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pyarmor

Posts with mentions or reviews of pyarmor. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-07-31.

Obfuscation tutorial (the sequel)
9 projects | /r/minecraftclients | 31 Jul 2022
hiding python source code
2 projects | /r/learnpython | 9 Apr 2022

Either look at Cython, or try obfuscating the code then using pyinstaller to create an executable.
I want to reduce the readability of python codes and encrypt them. Everyone should not open it according to their own mind and read everything. How can I do it?
3 projects | /r/learnpython | 23 Jan 2022

There are few vendors that provide commercial python obfuscation/DRM (though see pyarmor)
Encryption
1 project | /r/Python | 6 Nov 2021

You can obfuscate) your code with pyarmor.
How to hide code from server admin in deployment?
1 project | /r/FastAPI | 2 Jul 2021

You might need to obfuscate your code. Refer this https://pyarmor.dashingsoft.com/
marshal zlib base64 How do I encrypt my code using
1 project | /r/learnpython | 10 Feb 2021

the code is not encrypted, very easy to decode if you know the python language :) If you are looking for an up to date obfuscate, you can look at pyarmor. https://github.com/dashingsoft/pyarmor

Python-Code-Obfuscator

Posts with mentions or reviews of Python-Code-Obfuscator. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-01-23.

I want to reduce the readability of python codes and encrypt them. Everyone should not open it according to their own mind and read everything. How can I do it?
3 projects | /r/learnpython | 23 Jan 2022

What are some alternatives?

When comparing pyarmor and Python-Code-Obfuscator you can also consider the following projects:

Nuitka - Nuitka is a Python compiler written in Python. It's fully compatible with Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, and 3.11. You feed it your Python app, it does a lot of clever things, and spits out an executable or extension module.

decomp - A Python 3.9 bytecode decompiler.

PyInstaller - Freeze (package) Python programs into stand-alone executables

PyOxidizer - A modern Python application packaging and distribution tool

py2app

packaging - Core utilities for Python packages

py2exe - modified py2exe to support unicode paths

pynsist - Build Windows installers for Python applications

dh-virtualenv - Python virtualenvs in Debian packages

AutoIt-Obfuscator-Python - AutoIt Obfuscator (Python module) lets you protect AutoIt script source code against analysis, reverse engineering, and decompilation using advanced obfuscation techniques and polymorphic encryption.

PyDestreamer - Python based video downloader for Microsoft Stream

chameleon - PowerShell Script Obfuscator