import sys import win32evtlog def main(): path = 'System' num_events = 5 if len(sys.argv) > 2: path = sys.argv[1] num_events = int(sys.argv[2]) elif len(sys.argv) > 1: path = sys.argv[1] query = win32evtlog.EvtQuery(path, win32evtlog.EvtQueryForwardDirection) events = win32evtlog.EvtNext(query, num_events) context = win32evtlog.EvtCreateRenderContext(win32evtlog.EvtRenderContextSystem) for i, event in enumerate(events, 1): result = win32evtlog.EvtRender(event, win32evtlog.EvtRenderEventValues, Context=context) print(('Event {}'.format(i))) level_value, level_variant = result[win32evtlog.EvtSystemLevel] if level_variant != win32evtlog.EvtVarTypeNull: if level_value == 1: print(' Level: CRITICAL') elif level_value == 2: print(' Level: ERROR') elif level_value == 3: print(' Level: WARNING') elif level_value == 4: print(' Level: INFO') elif level_value == 5: print(' Level: VERBOSE') else: print(' Level: UNKNOWN') time_created_value, time_created_variant = result[win32evtlog.EvtSystemTimeCreated] if time_created_variant != win32evtlog.EvtVarTypeNull: print((' Timestamp: {}'.format(time_created_value.isoformat()))) computer_value, computer_variant = result[win32evtlog.EvtSystemComputer] if computer_variant != win32evtlog.EvtVarTypeNull: print((' FQDN: {}'.format(computer_value))) provider_name_value, provider_name_variant = result[win32evtlog.EvtSystemProviderName] if provider_name_variant != win32evtlog.EvtVarTypeNull: print((' Provider: {}'.format(provider_name_value))) try: metadata = win32evtlog.EvtOpenPublisherMetadata(provider_name_value) # pywintypes.error: (2, 'EvtOpenPublisherMetadata', 'The system cannot find the file specified.') except Exception: pass else: try: message = win32evtlog.EvtFormatMessage(metadata, event, win32evtlog.EvtFormatMessageEvent) # pywintypes.error: (15027, 'EvtFormatMessage: allocated 0, need buffer of size 0', 'The message resource is present but the message was not found in the message table.') except Exception: pass else: print((' Message: {}'.format(message))) if __name__=='__main__': main()