Method open_handle

pydevd_attach_to_process/winappdbg/thread.py:269–295

Opens a new handle to the thread, closing the previous one. The new handle is stored in the L{hThread} property. @warn: Normally you should call L{get_handle} instead, since it's much "smarter" and tries to reuse handles and merge access rights. @type

(self, dwDesiredAccess=win32.THREAD_ALL_ACCESS)

    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def open_handle(self, dwDesiredAccess=win32.THREAD_ALL_ACCESS):
        """
        Opens a new handle to the thread, closing the previous one.

        The new handle is stored in the L{hThread} property.

        @warn: Normally you should call L{get_handle} instead, since it's much
            "smarter" and tries to reuse handles and merge access rights.

        @type  dwDesiredAccess: int
        @param dwDesiredAccess: Desired access rights.
            Defaults to L{win32.THREAD_ALL_ACCESS}.
            See: U{http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms686769(v=vs.85).aspx}

        @raise WindowsError: It's not possible to open a handle to the thread
            with the requested access rights. This tipically happens because
            the target thread belongs to system process and the debugger is not
            runnning with administrative rights.
        """
        hThread = win32.OpenThread(dwDesiredAccess, win32.FALSE, self.dwThreadId)

        # In case hThread was set to an actual handle value instead of a Handle
        # object. This shouldn't happen unless the user tinkered with it.
        if not hasattr(self.hThread, "__del__"):
            self.close_handle()

        self.hThread = hThread

    def close_handle(self):
        """