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stracetools

A modern Python library for parsing, analyzing, and visualizing strace output with ease.
Posted: July 29, 2025
Tags: Tracing, Systems, Python
stracetools

System debugging and performance analysis often rely on strace to understand application behavior. However, existing tools typically fall short:

  • Limited scope: Most tools only provide basic statistics or file access lists
  • No programmability: Fixed output formats with no API for custom analysis
  • Poor multi-threading support: Difficult to analyze concurrent syscall execution
  • No visualization: Raw text output is hard to interpret for complex applications

StraceTools bridges these gaps by providing:

  • โœจ Comprehensive parsing with full syscall detail extraction
  • ๐Ÿ”ง Programmable API for custom analysis workflows
  • ๐Ÿ“Š Interactive visualizations for timeline and process analysis
  • ๐Ÿงต Multi-threading support with process relationship tracking

Contributors

  • Alex Jiakai Xu
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  • Tianle Zhou