Release Plan for Pyarmor 8

The scheduled features for Pyarmor 8

8.0

Status: released

Support Python 3.11
Introduce 3 new commands: gen, cfg, reg
Introduce BCC Mode, an irreversible obfuscation method
Introduce RFT mode, an irreversible obfuscation method
Localize and internationalize runtime error messages
Check expired date by NTP server

8.1

Status: released

Support platform darwin.aarch64 (Apple M1), linux.aarch64
Support platform windows.x86, linux.x86, linux.armv7 without BCC mode

8.2

Status: released (2023-05-10)

Full documentation
Group license available
Support plugins and hooks
BCC mode for windows.x86, linux.x86, linux.armv7
Variable runtime package name for non trial version by pyarmor cfg package_name_format "xxxx"
Clear frame locals by pyarmor cfg clear_frame_locals 1
Improve pack security by
- protect system package
- bind interp
- check debugger

8.3

Status: relealsed (2023-08-01)

Support --enable-themida
pyarmor-webui for 8.0
Support multiple Python versions
Support platforms: Android, Alpine Linux (musl-c/docker), FreeBSD
Support new arch loongarch64 for Linux
Group license supports unlimited dockers which uses default bridge network and not highly customized.

8.4

Status: released (2023-10-18)

Support Python 3.12

8.5

Status: first released at 2024-03-08, unstable, still developing

Expert users could write their own python code in pyarmor_runtime initialization
Pyarmor.man package with web-ui to help users learning, using Pyarmor, and quickly find solutions when something is wrong
New plugin "post_script" called after each script has been obfuscated
Runtime key could be obfuscated
No patch pyarmor_runtime.so for Apple Silcon so Windows users could build obfuscated scripts for Apple Silcon

8.6

Status: not start

Full test
Refine RFT mode to improve performance for big scripts
Convert current unsupported node types as far as possible for BCC mode
Expert users could customize C functions generated by BCC mode
BCC mode support cross-platform (may not if too complex)
Obfuscate string constants in extension module "pyarmor_runtime" (draft)

Pyarmor status will be stable by the end of 2024 (Dec. 31, 2024)