sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapSyntaxException

switch/option '%s' is obsolete

Error message

switch/option '%s' is obsolete

What it means

Error "switch/option '%s' is obsolete" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/core/common.py:5094

            retVal = retVal[:retVal.rfind(':')]

    if retVal and retVal.count(':') > 1 and not any(_ in retVal for _ in ('[', ']')):
        retVal = "[%s]" % retVal

    return retVal

def checkOldOptions(args):
    """
    Checks for obsolete/deprecated options
    """

    for _ in args:
        _ = _.split('=')[0].strip()
        if _ in OBSOLETE_OPTIONS:
            errMsg = "switch/option '%s' is obsolete" % _
            if OBSOLETE_OPTIONS[_]:
                errMsg += " (hint: %s)" % OBSOLETE_OPTIONS[_]
            raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)
        elif _ in DEPRECATED_OPTIONS:
            warnMsg = "switch/option '%s' is deprecated" % _
            if DEPRECATED_OPTIONS[_]:
                warnMsg += " (hint: %s)" % DEPRECATED_OPTIONS[_]
            logger.warning(warnMsg)

def checkSystemEncoding():
    """
    Checks for problematic encodings
    """

    if sys.getdefaultencoding() == "cp720":
        try:
            codecs.lookup("cp720")
        except LookupError:
            errMsg = "there is a known Python issue (#1616979) related "
            errMsg += "to support for charset 'cp720'. Please visit "
            errMsg += "'http://blog.oneortheother.info/tip/python-fix-cp720-encoding/index.html' "

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/core/common.py:5094 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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