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Similar projects

• vtrace: Python library (Windows and Linux) supporting threads
• subterfuge by Mike Coleman: Python library (Linux): contains Python binding of ptrace written in C for Python 2.1/2.2. It doesn't work with Python 2.5 (old project, not maintained since 2002)
• strace program (Linux, BSD)
• ltrace program (Linux)
• truss program (Solaris and *BSD)
• pytstop by Philippe Biondi: debugger similar to gdb but in very alpha stage (eg. no disassembler), using ptrace Python binding written in C (from subterfuge)
• strace.py by Philippe Biondi
• Fenris: suite of tools suitable for code analysis, debugging, protocol analysis, reverse engineering, forensics, diagnostics, security audits, vulnerability research
• PyDBG: Windows debugger written in pure Python

Interesting articles

• Surveiller les connexions avec auditd (2007)
• Playing with ptrace() for fun and profit (2006)
• PTRACE_SETOPTIONS tests (2005)
• Process Tracing Using Ptrace (2002)