python-ptrace is a debugger using ptrace written in Python.
Features:
o High level Python object API : PtraceDebugger and PtraceProcess
o Able to control multiple processes: catch fork events on Linux
o Read/write bytes to arbitrary address: take care of memory alignment
and split bytes to cpu word
o Execution step by step using ptrace_singlestep()
or hardware interruption 3
o Dump registers, memory mappings, stack, etc.
o Syscall tracer and parser (strace.py command)
o Can use distorm disassembler (if available)
