This is a Super Simple WIM Manager written entirely in Python[1].

Main compression support is provided by wimlib 1.3.2 (look at http://sourceforge.net/projects/wimlib)[2]: optionally, the MSCompression library can be used (found at https://github.com/coderforlife/ms-compress), but its LZX codec is quite unmature at this time.

With ImagePyX you can:

• capture a directory tree to a WIM Image, eventually compressing it and excluding files/folders
• update or delete an image inside a WIM
• append new images to a WIM
• apply (extract) an image from WIM unit to a directory, optionally excluding files/folders
• split a WIM into more SWM units
• export one or all images to an old/new WIM
• list and test image contents

On Windows, it can use the native RTL Xpress codec (8 only) and provides complete handling of:

• short names
• security permissions [4]
• alternate data streams
• hard links
• directory junctions
• symbolic links[3]

On Linux, it can handle hard and symbolic links; also, it's able to capture and restore UNIX permissions (UID, GID, MODE).

Useful links about WIM Images:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Imaging_Format
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc507842.aspx

FOLDER CONTENTS:

• ImagePyX.py the main Python module (rev. 0.29), driver for the SSWIMM package
• SSWIMM package directory containing the submodules
• README.MD this file
• REVISIONS.TXT developement history and todo
• gpl.txt GPL v2 license file: it applies to this package
• mingw_build.sh script to help building a reduced wimlib under Windows
• make_test.sh sample minimal script to test under Linux

Look at REVISIONS.TXT for details about developement history and things to do.

[1] Developed and tested on Windows with Python 2.7.3, 32-bit; tested with Linux Ubuntu 12.10, x32

[2] A simplified version with the codecs only can be built with GCC 4.7 on Windows: look at mingw_build.sh

[3] Administrator rights are required to restore (create) symbolic links

[4] Special privileges are needed to apply SACLs