ptb 0.0.3

ptb - Python TraceBack for Humans

ptb aims to enhance the default python traceback. ptb speeds up debugging process by

• Taking away unwanted frames.

• Bringing more context & relevant information.

Demo

The default Python traceback looks like this

ptb traceback looks like this

Install

Recomended way is to install it using pip.

pip install ptb

You can also install using easy_install

easy_install ptb

You can also install from git repo

git clone https://github.com/ChillarAnand/ptb.git
cd ptb/
python setup.py install

Usage

Just add this line at the top of your script

import ptb; ptb.enable()

and run your script

python my_script.py

Features

Colored Traceback

Function calls

Filter frames

Filtering frames from your project.

import ptb; ptb.enable(path='/path/to/project')

Elastic context

Modify context according to your needs.

import ptb; ptb.enable(context=5)

Valuable Objects

Locals, Builtins

Get locals & builtins for all frames.

import ptb; ptb.enable(locals=True, builtins=True)