import win32file, win32api, winerror import os def ReadCallback(input_buffer, data, buflen): fnamein, fnameout, f = data ## print fnamein, fnameout, buflen f.write(input_buffer) ## python 2.3 throws an error if return value is a plain int return winerror.ERROR_SUCCESS def WriteCallback(output_buffer, data, buflen): fnamebackup, fnameout, f = data file_data=f.read(buflen) ## returning 0 as len terminates WriteEncryptedFileRaw output_len=len(file_data) output_buffer[:output_len]=file_data return winerror.ERROR_SUCCESS, output_len tmp_dir=win32api.GetTempPath() dst_dir=win32api.GetTempFileName(tmp_dir,'oef')[0] os.remove(dst_dir) os.mkdir(dst_dir) print('Destination dir:', dst_dir) ## create an encrypted file fname=win32api.GetTempFileName(dst_dir,'ref')[0] print('orig file:',fname) f=open(fname,'w') f.write('xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx\n'*32768) f.close() ## add a couple of extra data streams f=open(fname+':stream_y','w') f.write('yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy\n'*32768) f.close() f=open(fname+':stream_z','w') f.write('zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\n'*32768) f.close() win32file.EncryptFile(fname) ## backup raw data of encrypted file bkup_fname=win32api.GetTempFileName(dst_dir,'bef')[0] print('backup file:', bkup_fname) f=open(bkup_fname,'wb') ctxt=win32file.OpenEncryptedFileRaw(fname,0) try: win32file.ReadEncryptedFileRaw(ReadCallback, (fname,bkup_fname,f), ctxt) finally: ## if context is not closed, file remains locked even if calling process is killed win32file.CloseEncryptedFileRaw(ctxt) f.close() ## restore data from backup to new encrypted file dst_fname=win32api.GetTempFileName(dst_dir,'wef')[0] print('restored file:', dst_fname) f=open(bkup_fname,'rb') ctxtout=win32file.OpenEncryptedFileRaw(dst_fname, win32file.CREATE_FOR_IMPORT) try: win32file.WriteEncryptedFileRaw(WriteCallback, (bkup_fname,dst_fname,f), ctxtout) finally: win32file.CloseEncryptedFileRaw(ctxtout) f.close()