simonw

How to recover lost Python source code if it's still resident in-memory

I screwed up using git ("git checkout --" on the wrong file) and managed to delete the code I had just written... but it was still running in a process in a docker container. Here's how I got it back, using https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyrasite/ and https://pypi.python.org/pypi/uncompyle6

Attach a shell to the docker container

Install GDB (needed by pyrasite)

apt-get update && apt-get install gdb

bowsersenior

require 'rubygems'
require 'yaml'

# A demonstration of YAML anchors, references and handling of nested values
# For more info, see: 
#   http://atechie.net/2009/07/merging-hashes-in-yaml-conf-files/

stooges = YAML::load( File.read('stooges.yml') )
# =>  {
#             "default" => {