Sharing Python programs is a pain, and one solution to this problem is to package up all of the python code, the interpreter and the dependencies into an executable for distribution. PyInstaller is a popular program to perform this task. But what if someone hands you a compiled binary and you want to read the source code?  Although, PyInstaller has a well described format and a tool, that enable you to start decompiling the programs, it is much better to use another tool that was written specifically for decompilation, namely pyinstxtractor.py.  With this tool in hand it’s a simple: And voila! You can read the previously obfuscated source (and find what they were ashamed of).