Detect whether a Windows executable file is a Console/Terminal application or a GUI application.

If an error occurs or the file is not an executable False is returned.

If the file is an executable, one of the following strings is returned:

• IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_NATIVE
• IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
• IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_CUI
• IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_OS2_CUI
• IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_POSIX_CUI
• IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_NATIVE_WINDOWS
• IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_CE_GUI
• IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_EFI_APPLICATION
• IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_EFI_BOOT_SERVICE_DRIVER
• IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_EFI_RUNTIME_DRIVER
• IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_EFI_ROM
• IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_XBOX
• IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_BOOT_APPLICATION

These were taken from Windows Dev Center - IMAGE_OPTIONAL_HEADER structure

Requires:

• Python 3

Usage: python ExeType.py [--verbose] pathToYourFile.exe