pydefine 1.0.2

Convert Python errors into beginner-friendly explanations

pyDefine

Convert Python errors into beginner-friendly explanations and guides you with possible solutions ✨

pyDefine is a pure-Python library created by Yahya Mundewadi. pydefine takes raw Python tracebacks and exceptions and converts them into extremely simple, beginner-friendly explanations with actionable fix suggestions. Perfect for students, educators, and anyone learning Python!

Features 🌟

• 88+ Exception Types Covered - Comprehensive support for all Python built-in exceptions
• Beginner-Friendly Explanations - No jargon, simple English with analogies and emojis
• Actionable Fix Suggestions - Every error comes with a clear solution
• Multiple Interfaces - Use as library, CLI tool, or interactive decoder
• Pure Python - Zero dependencies, works everywhere Python runs
• Safe Code Execution - Built-in safe_run() for testing code with automatic error decoding
• i18n Support - Hinglish (Hindi+English) translations included, extensible to more languages
• Production Ready - Fully tested, type-hinted, and documented

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Installation 📦

From PyPI (Recommended)

pip install pydefine

From Source

git clone https://github.com/mdyahhya/pydefine.git cd pydefine pip install -e .

For Development

pip install -e ".[dev]"

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Quick Start 🚀

Basic Usage

import pydefine

That's it! Now all uncaught exceptions automatically show beginner-friendly explanations. Just write your Python code normally:

number = 10 divisor = 0 result = number / divisor # This error will be automatically explained!

Output (automatic):

➗ ZeroDivisionError: division by zero

📖 What happened: You tried to divide a number by zero, which is impossible in math. Division by zero breaks the universe's math rules. Python can't calculate infinity ➗

💡 How to fix: Check if the divisor is zero before dividing, or add a condition to handle zero values

📍 Where: File: script.py Line: 3

🏷️ Tags: arithmetic, division, zero, math

✨ Powered by pyDefine ✨

Command Line Interface

Run a Python file with error decoding pydefine script.py

List all supported exceptions pydefine --list

Decode a log file pydefine --decode-log error.log

API Reference 📖

Automatic Global Exception Handler When you import pydefine, it automatically catches all uncaught exceptions and displays beginner-friendly explanations. No other code needed!

Advanced Functions (Optional) For advanced users who need more control, pyDefine also provides these functions:

decode_traceback(traceback_text: str) -> Dict

Decode a raw traceback string into beginner-friendly explanation.

Returns:

{ 'error_type': 'ZeroDivisionError', 'original_message': 'division by zero', 'simple_explanation': 'You tried to divide a number by zero...', 'fix_suggestion': 'Check if the divisor is zero before dividing...', 'line_number': 5, 'file_name': 'script.py', 'tags': ['arithmetic', 'division', 'zero'], 'emoji': '➗', 'success': False, 'formatted_output': '...', 'branding': 'Powered by pyDefine' }

decode_exception(e: Exception) -> Dict

Decode an exception object directly.

safe_run(code: str, filename: str = "") -> Dict

Execute Python code safely with automatic error decoding.

explain(exception_or_traceback) -> str

Quick one-liner to get explanation.

Supported Exceptions 🎯

pyDefine supports 88+ Python built-in exceptions including:

Common Errors

• SyntaxError, IndentationError, TabError
• NameError, UnboundLocalError
• TypeError, ValueError, AttributeError
• KeyError, IndexError
• ZeroDivisionError, OverflowError
• FileNotFoundError, PermissionError, IOError
• ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError

Advanced Errors

• RecursionError, MemoryError
• ConnectionError, TimeoutError
• UnicodeDecodeError, UnicodeEncodeError
• RuntimeError, NotImplementedError
• All warning types
• Exception groups (Python 3.11+)

View full list: pydefine --list-all

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💡 Example Output

Before (Standard Python Error): Traceback (most recent call last): File "script.py", line 5, in print(data['email']) KeyError: 'email'

After (pyDefine):

====================================================================== 🔑 KeyError: 'email' 📖 What happened: You tried to get a value from a dictionary using a key that doesn't exist. It's like looking for a word in a dictionary that isn't there. The key you asked for is missing 🔑

💡 How to fix: Use dict.get(key, default) instead of dict[key], or check if the key exists with 'key in dict' first

📍 Where: File: script.py Line: 5 🏷️ Tags: key, dictionary, lookup, missing

Powered by pyDefine ● Created by Yahya

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Internationalization 🌍 (i18n)

pyDefine supports multiple languages for explanations:

import pydefine from pydefine.i18n import set_language

Set language to Hinglish (Hindi + English) set_language('hi')

try: x = 10 / 0 except Exception as e: result = pydefine.decode_exception(e) print(result['translated_explanation'])

Supported Languages:

• English (en) - Default
• Hinglish (hi) - Hindi + English mix

More languages coming soon!

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CLI Usage 🛠️

Run Python Files

pydefine script.py pydefine --verbose script.py

List Exceptions

Common exceptions pydefine --list

All exceptions with categories pydefine --list-all

Filter by tag pydefine --list --tag syntax

Decode Log Files

pydefine --decode-log error.log

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Testing 🧪

Run the test suite:

Install dev dependencies pip install -e ".[dev]"

Run tests pytest

Run with coverage pytest --cov=pydefine --cov-report=html

Run specific test file pytest tests/test_core.py -v

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Project Stats 📊

• 88+ Exceptions covered with full explanations
• 50+ Tags for classification
• 100% Pure Python - no dependencies
• Python 3.8+ compatible
• 95%+ Test Coverage
• Type Hints throughout

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Contributing 🤝

Contributions are welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Ways to contribute:

• Add explanations for custom exceptions
• Improve existing explanations
• Add translations for new languages
• Fix bugs or add features
• Improve documentation

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License 📜

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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Acknowledgments ⚡

• Inspired by the need to make Python more accessible to beginners
• Built with ❤️ for the Python community
• Special thanks to all contributors

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Contact 📞

Author: Md. Yahya Ab. Wahid Mundewadi
Email: [e-mail]
GitHub: @mdyahhya Instagram: @pydefine

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Show Your Support ❤️

If pyDefine helped you, please:

• 📸 Follow us on Instagram @pydefine
• ⭐ Star this repository
• 🐦 Share on social media
• 📝 Write a blog post about it
• 🤝 Contribute to the project

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