pythonlibs vs libfaketime

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pythonlibs		libfaketime
	Project
-	Mentions	7
341	Stars	2,566
0.9%	Growth	-
3.7	Activity	5.8
8 days ago	Latest Commit	about 1 month ago
Python	Language	C
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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pythonlibs

Posts with mentions or reviews of pythonlibs. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

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Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

libfaketime

Posts with mentions or reviews of libfaketime. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

Are there seeds in this game?
1 project | /r/cataclysmdda | 5 May 2023

I'm not at my computer ATM to check, but it likely uses the current time. Except for a few programs that ask the OS for entropy, it's common for programs to seed the RNG with the current time. Even for non-open-source programs, you can typically game that by intercepting the initial request for the time (e.g. libfaketime on Linux, probably equivalents elsewhere.
Setting the clock ahead to see what breaks
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 23 Jan 2023

I can recommend libfaketime regarding this topic.
It can bei used to change the system time for a single application only.
https://github.com/wolfcw/libfaketime
Forcing the hardware clock when running CentOS 5.10 to a different date on boot Hyper-V
1 project | /r/CentOS | 22 Aug 2022

In your position I would have a look at the excellent libfaketime library which allows you easily to run processes at whatever time you like. Most likely you would have to compile the software on your own, I doubt you will find a current version of it pre-compiled somewhere.
Open source time travel software?
1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 26 Apr 2022

faketime
Quick N6 Beta 2 update
1 project | /r/nomie | 26 Mar 2022
[IMPORTANT] SL redirects to Play Store
1 project | /r/smartlauncher | 31 Jan 2022

The worse part is that pirates are smart enough to use programs/libraries like these: https://github.com/wolfcw/libfaketime (to fake time for a specific app). So only genuine users are f..cked. As a fellow developer I know time Killswitches don't worked because anyone can fool a program.
Stop the time.
1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 21 Dec 2020

libfaketime can do this.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing pythonlibs and libfaketime you can also consider the following projects:

PyWin32 - python for windows extensions

gl4es - GL4ES is a OpenGL 2.1/1.5 to GL ES 2.0/1.1 translation library, with support for Pandora, ODroid, OrangePI, CHIP, Raspberry PI, Android, Emscripten and AmigaOS4.

WinPython - A free Python-distribution for Windows platform, including prebuilt packages for Scientific Python.

JDSP4Linux - An audio effect processor for PipeWire and PulseAudio clients

PythonNet - Python for .NET is a package that gives Python programmers nearly seamless integration with the .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) and provides a powerful application scripting tool for .NET developers.

rebuilderd - Independent verification of binary packages - reproducible builds

pyxll-utils

libyazzy-preload - LD_PRELOAD-able libraries

hax11 - Hackbrary to Hook and Augment X11 protocol calls

Hacking-Windows - A FREE Windows C development course where we will learn the Win32API and reverse engineer each step utilizing IDA Free in both an x86 and x64 environment.

brotli - Brotli compression format