Yara-python without Yara installed
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Activity status
- Stale
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- documentation
Research direction
Compare the installation guidance in the Yara-python README with the linked YARA Python documentation, focusing on whether a separately installed YARA build is required. Clarify the dependency relationship and update the contradictory wording so users can determine the required setup.
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Description
I find the documentation on Yara-python and Yara contradictory.
Is it necessary to have Yara compiled and installed for Yara-python to work properly?
From Yara Docs:
YARA can be also used from Python through the yara-python library. Once the library is built and installed as described in Compiling and installing YARA you'll have access to the full potential of YARA from your Python scripts.
From Yara-python readme
With this library you can use YARA from your Python programs. It covers all YARA's features, from compiling, saving and loading rules to scanning files, strings and processes.
Personally I'm running Yara-python without Yara installed and I have not encountered any problems
- Dominant language
- C
- Stars
- 754
- Forks
- 190
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
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