Remotely Accessible IPython-Enabled Debugger

Package Description

ripdb is a wrapper around the IPython debugger that enables one to connect to and control the debugger remotely via a socket handler. It combines the functionality of ipdb and rpdb in a single package.

Usage

After installation, include the following in your code:

import ripdb
ripdb.set_trace()

This will start the debugger on port 4444 by default; to use a different port instantiate the debugger as follows:

import ripdb
ripdb.set_trace(port=12345)

Connect to the debugger using telnet, netcat, or socat. If you want to enable line completion and editing, you need to disable several terminal features before connecting:

SAVED_STTY=`stty -g`; stty -icanon -opost -echo -echoe -echok -echoctl
-echoke; nc 127.0.0.1 4444; stty $SAVED_STTY

Development

The latest release of the package may be obtained from GitHub.

Authors

See the included AUTHORS file for more information.

License

This software is licensed under the BSD License. See the included LICENSE file for more information.