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IndexError: list index out of range (bimbam.py)

So I wanted to decompile a game using:

Python 2.7.15, Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler Package for Python 2.7, Cython 0.21.2 and the anaconda-master package.

I'm doing this on Windows 8.1 Build 9600 just so you know.

I followed this guide: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK_DDFpvlFw) But at 20:56 I get an error of bimbam.py (the tool to decompile the game). I reinstalled everything, used different versions, changed directories, followed other guides and used older anaconda-master packages but I can't get rid of the error. I think I know what the error means: "there is nothing in the place where something should be" or "the script wants to access a variable/path which doesn't exist". 

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\Gabriel\Desktop\AnacondaDecompiler-master\tools\bimbam.py", lin
e 72, in <module>
    main()
  File "C:\Users\Gabriel\Desktop\AnacondaDecompiler-master\tools\bimbam.py", lin
e 38, in main
    input = sys.argv[1]
IndexError: list index out of range
Solution

  • It seems you need to configure an argument that your program will use. input = sys.argv[1] caused the index error meaning that there is no argument passed.

    Can you run the program with a matching argument? in example python bimbam.py <filename>