SonicWall .exp to HTML report tools

Two scripts that take a SonicWall .exp configuration export and produce a styled, standalone HTML report next to the source file: <name>.html.

• process_exp.py — command-line converter
• process_exp_gui.py — Tkinter GUI front-end that calls process_exp.py's convert() in a background thread

Requirements

• Python 3.9 or newer (only the standard library is used — see requirements.txt; there are no pip dependencies).
• For the GUI only: the tkinter module. Verify with:

  python3 -c "import tkinter"
  

  If it fails, install it for your distro:
  • Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt install python3-tk
  • Fedora: sudo dnf install python3-tkinter
  • macOS/Windows: included in the standard python.org installer.

A .exp file is the base64/&-encoded export you download from a SonicWall firewall's admin interface (Configuration > Restore/Upgrade > Download).

Usage

Command line

python3 process_exp.py <file.exp>

Example:

python3 process_exp.py myfw.exp
# -> wrote myfw.html

The HTML file is written next to the input file, sharing its name (myfw.exp -> myfw.html). Open it in any browser; it is fully self-contained (no external CSS/JS) and has a print-friendly stylesheet.

Notes:

• Secret-looking fields (passwords, keys, PSKs) are deliberately omitted from the report.
• If the run fails with a decode error, the file is probably not a valid .exp export (wrong format, corrupted download, etc.).

GUI

python3 process_exp_gui.py              # pick the file via the Browse dialog
python3 process_exp_gui.py file.exp     # or pre-select the file

Workflow: Browse... -> select the .exp file -> Run conversion -> when done, Open HTML in browser opens the report.

Files

File	Purpose
process_exp.py	CLI: .exp -> text -> report -> HTML
process_exp_gui.py	GUI wrapper around process_exp.convert()
requirements.txt	Dependency notes (stdlib only)
README.md	This file