[Question] how to compile yara rules in python 3

[DEEP7696]

1>> I tried with yara module in python, got error:
https://yara.readthedocs.io/en/stable/yarapython.html

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In [1]: import yara
...: import os

In [2]: rules = yara.compile('rules-master\index.yar')

SyntaxError Traceback (most recent call last)
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----> 1 rules = yara.compile('rules-master\index.yar')

SyntaxError: rules-master./malware/RAT_PoetRATPython.yar(453): can't open inclu
de file: ./webshells/Wshell_fire2013.yar

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2>> I tried with yara module in python without include file, got error:

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In [2]: import yara
...: import os
...:
...: def rootdir(root_dir):
...: file_set = []
...: dir_set=[]
...: for dir_, , files in os.walk(root_dir):
...: for file_name in files:
...: #rel_dir = os.path.relpath(dir, root_dir)
...: rel_file = os.path.join(dir_, file_name)
...: if rel_file not in file_set:
...: file_set.append(rel_file)
...: if dir_ not in dir_set:
...: dir_set.append(dir_)
...: return file_set,dir_set
...: file_set,dir_set = rootdir(os.getcwd())
...:
...: filepaths = {}
...: for i in file_set:
...: ^Iif i.endswith('.yar'):
...: ^I^Ifilepaths[os.path.basename(i).split('.')[0]]=i
...:
...: rules = yara.compile(filepaths=filepaths)^I

SyntaxError Traceback (most recent call last)
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21 filepaths[os.path.basename(i).split('.')[0]]=i
22
---> 23 rules = yara.compile(filepaths=filepaths)

SyntaxError: rules-master\malware\MALW_Httpsd_EL
F.yar(73): undefined identifier "is__elf"

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[Xumeiquer]

Hi DEEP7696, those are known issues. The first one is already fixed and there is a workaround for the second one, please see #339.